Virtual disk software?

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There is a need to store a very large number of small files (millions), on the main screw, this leads to terrible brakes on the entire system. Recommend a good program (Windows) that can create file containers and automatically mount them as logical drives (similar to TrueCrypt, but without encryption). Preferably OpenSource or just Freeware.

Answer 1

If you have Windows XP, download Virtual PC, it contains a utility with which you can mount VHD disks to the host system.

Answer 2

160Gb WD Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS SATA-II 7200rpm 8Mb — 1160.12 RUB
250Gb WD Caviar Blue WD2500AAJS SATA-II 7200rpm 8Mb — 1163.24 RUB
320Gb WD Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS SATA-II 7200rpm
8Mb
As a last resort, repartition your disk into two (three, n) disks, but it doesn’t matter whether it’s logical drives or containers, you will still have brakes, because. you will be storing both the data and the system on the same physical disk. The maximum that you will achieve is the absence of fragmentation of the main partition, which is certainly not bad, but not that it will help you much.

Answer 3

You can google for the keywords "virtual disk". Of the simple freeware that support not only CD / DVD, but also hard disk images, I immediately remembered FileDisk and ImDisk (both open-source), but I remember for sure that there were others.
PS: I assume that we are talking about Windows, because. on Linux mount -o loop.

Answer 4

LVM

Answer 5

Windows 7 (maybe earlier) has built-in virtual hard drives.
If you need to use a large number of small files, I used them, everything worked quite quickly and properly.
"Computer Management" - "Disk Management", menu Action - Create a virtual hard disk, Attach a virtual hard disk