You can change the scratch disk Photoshop uses to a different disk in your files or even to an external drive. Remember that if you move Photoshop’s scratch disk to an external drive, you must always have the drive plugged into your computer while working in Photoshop. To access your scra...
Before we get into how to make scratch disks more efficient, I want to start with a quick note about the RAM. In an ideal setup, Photoshop would have enough RAM to run everything without ever needing to use scratch disk space. While that is often not possible, it can be useful to kn...
Jump to:00:17 Why Photoshop scratch disks are full 00:40 How to clear purgeable space with CleanMyMac X 01:20 How to delete temporary files manually on Mac 02:20 How to change a scratch disk location on Mac What is it about?First, we cover the basics of what a scratch disk is. ...
When working on image-heavy projects in Photoshop, you may have noticed that the program sometimes slows down or becomes less fast. The use of scratch files is likely to blame for these problems. In Photoshop, a “scratch disk” is a special place on your computer’s hard drive where data...
Experienced Photoshop users sometimes set up a special hard disk partition to prevent a problem like this from occurring. If you were wondering how to clear the scratch disk in Photoshop on Windows devices, we hope this guide has been helpful. ...
We're sorry for the scratch disk issue. Take a look at the following troubleshooting article which can help you to resolve the "Scratch disk is full" error: Troubleshoot scratch disk full errors in Photoshop Please have a look and let us know if that helps. Thanks, Mo...
Depending on your workflow, if you’re a power user that works with big files daily, you can install or plug in a new hard drive to your computer or create a new partition on the existing drive and set it as the Scratch Disk in Photoshop’s ...
If you want tochange the Scratch Disk location in Photoshop, here is how you can do that. It is not possible to change the scratch disk location without opening Photoshop on Windows 11/10 PC. That is why you need to open the Photoshop Settings panel to get the job done. It is handy...
The “Scratch Disks Are Full” error in Photoshop means the local storage drive Photoshop uses to store files and information is full. To fix this, you must clear space on the storage device set as Photoshop’s scratch disk. Photoshop needs a minimum of 6GB free before this error will go...
Change your scratch disk When you set up Photoshop, you will have the option to assign the scratch disk to the drive of your choice. I recommend only using your system drive if you have no other alternatives. In case you want to change your scratch disk to another drive, follow these st...