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03/30/2006 05:39:59 PM · #1 |
Anyone have a clue what this means in photoshop (cs2)? I keep getting error messages saying sorry you cant preform _______ task because the scratch discs are full???????
Confuzzled?!! |
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03/30/2006 05:41:19 PM · #2 |
How many Hard drives do you have or partitions on the drive?
If PS is set to use your primary HD as the Scratch disk then your hard drive is almost full up
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03/30/2006 05:42:22 PM · #3 |
The scratch disc is space on your hard drive that PS uses to store info temporarily, sort of PS's own virtual memory. This message means your hard disc does not have enough free space to create its scratch files.
Free up some space or buy a bigger hard disc. |
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03/30/2006 05:44:56 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
How many Hard drives do you have or partitions on the drive?
If PS is set to use your primary HD as the Scratch disk then your hard drive is almost full up |
uh.. yeah. *laughing*
K seriously I think I get what you are saying and my memory is pretty much toast... I have to delete programs off my computer just to upload pictures from my camera *laughing* the things we do for our passions!! I assumed it had something to do with that.. just wanted to make sure tho. Thank you :) ~btw~ getting a new computer.. so all my woes will be solved soon ;) .. fingers crossed!!
**I had never heard of a scratch disc before so thats helpful thank you!!**
Message edited by author 2006-03-30 17:46:07. |
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03/30/2006 05:46:00 PM · #5 |
It's a temporary place on the hard drive where PS puts stuff while your working on it, kind of like "virtual memory." If you have another hard drive in the computer, you can designate it to another drive by going to edit/preferences/plug-ins and scratch disks. It's actually preferred that your scratch disks are on another drive or partition than the drive PS is installed on. Or, if you can finish a file and save it before it runs out of room, close PS and then open it back up to work on another file as it gets rid of the temporary files when you close PS.
Edit: too slow at typing...
Message edited by author 2006-03-30 17:46:46. |
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03/30/2006 05:47:21 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Or, if you can finish a file and save it before it runs out of room, close PS and then open it back up to work on another file as it gets rid of the temporary files when you close PS.
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very helpful thank you :)
Message edited by author 2006-03-30 17:47:41. |
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03/30/2006 05:50:15 PM · #7 |
You might get this message if:
- The logical partition on which PS has been directed to store "scratch" data is full
- The maximum size of the scratch area (usually set upon installtion of PS but reconfigurable later) is full, even if there is still room left on the partition
- There is an error that makes PS THINK that teh scatch area or the partition is full
The first two are far more likely than the second. Ideally, set up your scratch disk to be on a different *physical* drive than where PS is installed and/or where your files are stored. Best case, it's on a different IDE loop so it does not share the same bus.
If you're paging to disk a lot, you need to consider more RAM. PS/CS2 is a memory hog. It runs best with 2GB of RAM, acceptably with 1GB but large files will start to cause paging. On my system CS2 sometimes leaks memory or does not properly release memory. Closing and restarting PS in these instances will force it to release allocated RAM and scratch disk space.
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03/30/2006 05:57:46 PM · #8 |
From the PSCS2 help:
Assigning scratch disks
When your system does not have enough RAM to perform an operation, Photoshop and ImageReady use a proprietary virtual memory technology, also called scratch disks. A scratch disk is any drive or drive partition with free memory. By default, Photoshop and ImageReady use the hard drive on which the operating system is installed as the primary scratch disk.
In the Plug-ins & Scratch Disks preferences in Photoshop, you can change the primary scratch disk and designate a second, third, or fourth scratch disk to be used when the primary disk is full. Your primary scratch disk should be your fastest hard disk; make sure it has plenty of defragmented space available.
The following guidelines can help you assign scratch disks:
For best performance, scratch disks should be on a different drive than any large files you are editing.
Scratch disks should be on a different drive than the one used for virtual memory.
Scratch disks should be on a local drive. That is, they should not be accessed over a network.
Scratch disks should be conventional (nonremovable) media.
RAID disks/disk arrays are good choices for dedicated scratch disk volumes.
Drives with scratch disks should be defragmented regularly.
Message edited by author 2006-03-30 17:58:47. |
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03/30/2006 07:04:30 PM · #9 |
| I came across this problem when I first started using PS CS. I got it when I was cropping an image. I realised though that I was just typing in the dimensions and PS was reverting it to inches instead of pixels so it was trying to create huge crops! As soon as I put in 'px' after the dimensions all was sweet! |
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03/30/2006 07:08:04 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Makka:
I came across this problem when I first started using PS CS. I got it when I was cropping an image. I realised though that I was just typing in the dimensions and PS was reverting it to inches instead of pixels so it was trying to create huge crops! As soon as I put in 'px' after the dimensions all was sweet! |
LOL yes! I did this once too. Great observation, I had completely forgotten about my personal go-round with that!
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03/30/2006 07:48:35 PM · #11 |
happened to me too ... Glad i'm not the onlyone :)
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by Makka:
I came across this problem when I first started using PS CS. I got it when I was cropping an image. I realised though that I was just typing in the dimensions and PS was reverting it to inches instead of pixels so it was trying to create huge crops! As soon as I put in 'px' after the dimensions all was sweet! |
LOL yes! I did this once too. Great observation, I had completely forgotten about my personal go-round with that! |
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03/30/2006 07:51:54 PM · #12 |
I love you all!
I have PS installed on my C drive that's only a measly 30gb and have lots of space on my D drive. I keep getting the same error with the scratch disks but just cant find anything to free up. It's been frustrating since I have so much free space on my D drive. I didnt know you could assign that stuff. I'm in my happy place for a little while.
Thank you, thank you! |
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03/30/2006 07:54:48 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by moodville:
I love you all!
I have PS installed on my C drive that's only a measly 30gb and have lots of space on my D drive. I keep getting the same error with the scratch disks but just cant find anything to free up. It's been frustrating since I have so much free space on my D drive. I didnt know you could assign that stuff. I'm in my happy place for a little while.
Thank you, thank you! |
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Make your D drive the Primary scratch disk. Unless you did then sorry
Message edited by author 2006-03-30 19:55:40.
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03/30/2006 08:02:34 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Shecoya:
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
How many Hard drives do you have or partitions on the drive?
If PS is set to use your primary HD as the Scratch disk then your hard drive is almost full up |
uh.. yeah. *laughing*
K seriously I think I get what you are saying and my memory is pretty much toast... I have to delete programs off my computer just to upload pictures from my camera *laughing* the things we do for our passions!! I assumed it had something to do with that.. just wanted to make sure tho. Thank you :) ~btw~ getting a new computer.. so all my woes will be solved soon ;) .. fingers crossed!!
**I had never heard of a scratch disc before so thats helpful thank you!!** |
I was getting that message too until I connected an external hard drive and made it the scratch disk. Now, I get that message no more. If software developers would take into account that when a normal person hears the word scratch...we think it's something done for an itch. Why they couldn't have named it something that makes more sense to us common folk, I wonder. :) |
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03/30/2006 08:20:27 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by joanns:
...when a normal person hears the word scratch...we think it's something done for an itch. Why they couldn't have named it something that makes more sense to us common folk, I wonder. :) |
Instead of itch, think "scratch paper." That's actually how the term originated, 'cause it's how it's used. Fun fact.
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03/31/2006 06:16:58 PM · #16 |
My scratch disc was full.
I had to burn most of my photos to dvd, then went in and made sure my backups were to date on my external hard drive, then deleted the pix on my c drive (scratch disc).
This solved my problem.
Message edited by author 2006-03-31 18:17:49.
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03/31/2006 07:09:53 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by joanns:
...when a normal person hears the word scratch...we think it's something done for an itch. Why they couldn't have named it something that makes more sense to us common folk, I wonder. :) |
Instead of itch, think "scratch paper." That's actually how the term originated, 'cause it's how it's used. Fun fact. |
That IS a fun fact! Thanks for letting us/me know. I actually feel much better now :) |
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