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01/02/2009 09:20:47 AM · #1 |
Help Please.
My CS2 is running slow and flags up amessage saying Scratch Discs are Full.
What are these and how do I clear them !
Cheers.
Joe |
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01/02/2009 09:25:03 AM · #2 |
Scratch disks are the ones PS uses to store all it's temporary data while you are doing work. Chances are if you don't know what they are then it's just the partition / drive you have PS installed to. This means your C: drive is filling up and it's not just PS which is running slow, it's your OS in general.
To check where the scratch disk is and change it in PS, go to preferences > performance, you will see a section in there which tells you where your scratch disk is. It's a good idea if possible to have your scratch disk on a separate physical disk than your OS for performance reasons.
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01/03/2009 08:34:28 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by judojoe:
Help Please.
My CS2 is running slow and flags up amessage saying Scratch Discs are Full.
What are these and how do I clear them !
Cheers.
Joe |
The first victim of 5d mk II's giant files! |
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01/04/2009 01:33:22 AM · #4 |
No It Isnt, because it has said this before and I am unsure if Data gets stored in some files but cant seem to finf how to empty them.
I now know where the Files are in preferences but how do you check if they are FULL |
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01/04/2009 02:11:20 AM · #5 |
Sorry for the joke. Basic rundown- scratch disk is used to house the "temp files" created by PS during editing. As  Covert_Oddity said, we are assuming that your C: is the designated scratch. If PS has crashed or been shut down improperly, these temp files can remain (and in reference to my jest, the larger your files, the bigger the temps will be). If you have received this notice in the past, it would be wise to defrag your drive (which may help things a bit for a couple reasons) and to thin out the contents of your drive, or get another drive altogether and use it as a dedicated scratch. It is recommended to not house OS or photo files on the same disk as a scratch, and also to use a drive with lower access times. Also check how much RAM you have allocated to PS- it should be something around 50% of your system RAM or so. In regards to WHERE those temp files might be hiding, you can look for ~PST files, which should be temporary files.
Message edited by author 2009-01-04 02:12:33. |
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