cannot save files to env:

amifreak · 19 December 2004, 23:10

hello and merry xmas

i think i have a problem with my ram disk here goes i can delete and put files in ram: env but when i reboot the amiga i am back to where i started the files i deleted before are there again files i put in env are gone i can not change it in any way its like its my ram disk is protected i maybe its because its full but then why can i delete and then after boot-up its the same as before but it happens only with the ram disk also sometimes when i try to delete something i dont want i get requester saying "error while deleting so and so object is in use" the reason i ask is is because i want to put cdfilesystem in ram but i cant as i said
also what is nonvolatile?

my specs are amiga 1200 os 3.5 81 mb hd squirrel SCSI external cdrom drive

Bloodwych · 19 December 2004, 23:18

The RAM disk will lose everything you’ve copied into it upon reboot. It’s mainly used as a temporary storage area.

System related items in the “RAM:env” directory are copied from the “Prefs/env-archive” folder when workbench boots.

amifreak · 20 December 2004, 02:01

thanks

19 December 2004, 23:10	#1
amifreak Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: denmark Age: 46 Posts: 13	cannot save files to env: hello and merry xmas i think i have a problem with my ram disk here goes i can delete and put files in ram: env but when i reboot the amiga i am back to where i started the files i deleted before are there again files i put in env are gone i can not change it in any way its like its my ram disk is protected i maybe its because its full but then why can i delete and then after boot-up its the same as before but it happens only with the ram disk also sometimes when i try to delete something i dont want i get requester saying "error while deleting so and so object is in use" the reason i ask is is because i want to put cdfilesystem in ram but i cant as i said also what is nonvolatile? my specs are amiga 1200 os 3.5 81 mb hd squirrel SCSI external cdrom drive Last edited by amifreak; 19 December 2004 at 23:22.

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19 December 2004, 23:18	#2
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	The RAM disk will lose everything you’ve copied into it upon reboot. It’s mainly used as a temporary storage area. System related items in the “RAM:env” directory are copied from the “Prefs/env-archive” folder when workbench boots.

20 December 2004, 02:01	#3
amifreak Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: denmark Age: 46 Posts: 13	thanks

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