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Answer by DEV for Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by default?

Here are some drawbacks of Preload and why it is not that effective for everyone I do have a decent specification system with 8GB RAM. So my system is generally fast. Also, I will open heavy...

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Answer by coteyr for Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by...

Simply put, Preload isn't for everyone. It is great if you open applications or libraries a lot. It is harmful if you load applications or libraries only occasionally. I will use two examples from my...

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Answer by Mitch for Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by...

Preload is an “adaptive readahead daemon” that runs in the backgroundof your system, and observes what programs you use most often, cachingthem in order to speed up application load time. By using...

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Answer by ish for Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by default?

Question asked by bountier Saeed Zarinfam on September 5, 2012:Hi all, I want to know, Is it a myth? Does [preload] really improve my performance? What are drawbacks of using it? I have a laptop with...

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Answer by Ringtail for Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by...

Drawbacks? There are NONE!Increased performance opening applications by the user. I have used it for years on my systems as well as "read-ahead" and have no issues. The bug page for preload doesn't...

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Drawbacks of using preload? Why isn't it included by default?

I would like to know what are the drawbacks of using preload? If there would be no downside, preload would be enabled by default, so I guess there are some.Okay you need a bit more RAM, but most people...

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