buffering files on hard drive

[bsmith9]

I apologize if this has been asked and answered already, but I did look for it.

Why does VLC Player buffer (mainly video) files that are on my hard drive? These are files that are 100% downloaded and need no Internet at all to play them. How do I fix this?

Thanks !

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

The memory where VLC stores the cache is still order of magnitude faster than your hard drive. Ultimately, the video needs to be loaded to memory for decoding anyway.

[bsmith9]

Then how do I optimize it so the video doesn't freeze in the middle? It's very annoying with all of the stopping and starting.