Optimizing write traffic to a disk

A computer-implemented process for writing data to a disk drive, comprising,

• inputting a string to be written to the volume of a disk drive;
• checking if the string is large, wherein large is larger than a prescribed MB value;
• if the string is large, writing the string directly to the volume;
• if the string is not large,
• writing the string directly to a write log record in a write log file in a reserved area of the volume;
• and
• writing the write log record, if not subsequently overwritten, in read optimized order from the write log to an intended location on the volume of the disk when the disk drive is idle or the write log is full.

A system for optimizing data read and written to a data storage drive, comprising:

• a general purpose computing device;
• a computer program comprising program modules executable by the general purpose computing device, wherein the computing device is directed by the program modules of the computer program to,
• employ a write optimizer filter in a computer operating system of a computing device to directly sequentially write, in write optimized order, small data sets of data to be written to a data storage drive to a reserved area on a volume of the data storage drive instead of an intended area of the data storage drive, wherein small is defined as being less than a prescribed MB value;
• write large data sets directly to the intended location on the volume of on the data storage drive, wherein large is defined as being greater than a prescribed MB value;
• and
• if the small data sets are not overwritten, move the small data sets of data written in write optimized order to the reserved area on the volume of the data storage drive to the intended location on the data storage drive in read optimized order when the data storage drive is idle.