I want to make a small cache for hdd

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I would like to know how to make a small ssd cache for my 1tb hdd, but i only want to make the cache a partition on the ssd since it is my boot drive. is this possible, and would it even impact performance since both drives are sata? if this is even worth doing since both drives are sata please let me know how to do this.
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no this is not worth a try. instead you can use preload and if possible a Ramdisk (but it depends on your PC’s capabilities). the write-cycles are limiting the lifetime of an ssd and it’s not a wise decission to use a ssd as temporary cache because this will cause a lot of write-cycles.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Preload

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