Using Readyboost with Win10, does it reconfigure the flash drive?

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Sorry to disappear like that , but I wrecked my foot and have been dealing with other stuff for a while.

I decided on the Intel version Asus M32 with the i5 CPU, mostly because it has lots of USB 3 ports and can handle multichannel sound; and there is enough room inside for cards & drives, as well as the mobo supposedly taking an i7 if I happen to find one cheap.

So I was reading about ReadyBoost on Win10 here- http://www.techrepublic.com/article/is-readyboost-still-an-effective-tool-in-windows-10/

I have this nifty little Samsung 3.0 Fit, which claims 130 Mb/sec and there's this nice little 3.0 socket on the back of the chassis where it could stay out of the way.

The thing is, the author says in part: I advise choosing the Dedicate This Device To ReadyBoost option, as shown in Figure F. Click OK, and ReadyBoost will configure the device to use the caching system by creating a disk cache file named ReadyBoost.sfcache in the root of the flash drive, as shown in Figure G.

SO... IF I don't see a significant improvement in editing time, I'd rather use the drive for other things; but does doing this permanently alter the root code and make it a teeny tiny doorstop for other purposes? Or can I reformat it back?

And guys, if I hadn't said so thanks for being such a civil bunch; elsewhere the election has sure brought out the worst flaming I've ever seen.

[lingyi]

Root means the topmost directory of the drive. If you choose to stop using the drive for ReadyBoost, you can format it and be back to an empty drive.

I used ReadyBoost with Vista and Win 7 and while it helped, the overall performance gain was much slower than switching to an SSD.

[ahhaa]

Thanks, linyi; that it is a minor help is a great help to know!:]