How to Use a RAMDISK for the tempdirectory?

In order to improve the file scan speed, a custom tempdirectory can be set for Metadefender Core.

Instructions for Windows

Step 1:

Create a RAMDISK on your system.

We recommend the following tool for this: http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/#ImDisk

After installation, use the ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver application, to create a new RAMDISK.

Mount new virtual disk:

After disk creation, windows will ask you to format the new disk.

Step 2:

Create, or edit the following registry entry:

where tempdirectory should be a string value with a desired location, for example: Z:\tempDir

The recommended minimum size for the tempdirectory is at least 10GB, and also:

• For non archive files: the average file size * 40
• For archive files: the average archive size * 200

Step 3:

The changes to take effect restart the ometascan service.

After the service restart, your custom directory will be used for temporary file storage during file scan.