Ram Disk to enhance flash drive's life; What files do I need to worry about?
Generally speaking, I was wondering what files or directories are frequently read or written while a Linux computer is sitting idle (forget the intended tasks, I'm wondering more about background processes)?
The reason I ask is because I am going to install Ubuntu-server on a pc with a compact flash hard drive. If there is a directory that is frequently read from and written to, I figured I could write a script that copied it's contents to a ramdisk upon booting and then copy the ramdisk's contents back into place on shutdown. Thus reducing the read/write cycles on that section of the flash drive (thus increasing the flash drive's life).
your thoughts?
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