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Photoshop Scratchdisc

  • 24-10-2012 06:50PM
    #1
    kig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭


    My computer keeps coming up with a message in Photoshop CS3 that the scratch disc is full, and I cannot do anything with it. I have tried clearing space on the harddrive but that doesn't seem to make any difference. Can anyone explain in simple terms what the scratch disc is, and how I can clear some stuff off it.


Comments

  • #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    What is the Photoshop Scratch Disk? How Do You Fix "Scratch Disk Full" Errors?


  • #3
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    I have mine set to a 3TB drive


  • #4
    kig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭kig


    I have reset mine to an external hard drive now, will that fix the problem?


  • #5
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    As long as you have the hard drive plugged in everytime you use it!

    I'm guessing you were handling very large file sizes?


  • #6
    kig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭kig


    Yes I'm doing animations, thanks for your help.


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  • #7
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Unless you're using USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt, an external drive is rather slow.


  • #8
    lynch.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭lynch.ie


    Torqay wrote: »
    Unless you're using USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt, an external drive is rather slow.

    Just buy yourself an internal Sata drive, install it and set that as your scratch disk. As above the transfare speeds over usb would slow you down. :pac:


  • #9
    kig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭kig


    Thanks 'Lynch',
    How easy is it to install the internal Sata drive? My computer hardware knowledge is limited. I have a Dell computer, can I swop the harddrives or would this be an additional harddrive?


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