How to fix Scratch Disk Full error in Photoshop
Aug 14, 2023
How to fix Scratch Disk Full error in Photoshop
What is Scratch Disk in Photoshop? Have you ever run into a scratch disk error while using Photoshop? Scratch disk is a part of your computer’s hard drive that Photoshop uses to store temporary data. Think of it as a backup space for Photoshop to work with your images. https://www.youtube.com/adobecare?sub …https://stock.adobe.com/video https://twitter.com/AdobeCare https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/ …https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/usi …
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1.935 -> What is scratch disk?
3.403 -> Scratch disk is a part of your computer's
hard drive that Photoshop uses
7.04 -> to store temporary data.
8.808 -> Think of it as a backup space
for Photoshop to work with your images.
12.379 -> Have you ever run into a scratch
disk error while using Photoshop?
16.649 -> Clearly,
I don’t have enough space to just launch Photoshop.
20.887 -> It is a good idea to have enough free space in your computer's drive.
24.29 -> Otherwise, you might get an error message
saying Scratch disk is full
27.66 -> and Photoshop won't be able to perform
even the basic actions.
32.465 -> Like using the brush
to draw a simple line.
35.702 -> Using the shape tool
to create a simple shape layer.
39.039 -> Even simple tasks like cropping images.
44.377 -> Or at the most crucial part of your day
46.279 -> while saving the project
you're working on.
48.314 -> After all the time
you've spent on a project,
50.316 -> it is frustrating to run
into a scratch disk error.
53.853 -> Let us
talk about some of the quickest ways
55.588 -> you can avoid running into scratch
disk errors.
60.093 -> Usually 50 gigabytes of free space on
62.195 -> your computer is a good start.
While working with Photoshop
65.265 -> this requirement may increase based on the file type, scale,
68.234 -> and number of layers in the file you are working on.
70.87 -> You can pause the video here
and check the video description
73.573 -> or the pinned comment to find more help
75.308 -> to free up
space on your Windows and Mac machines.
79.145 -> Another quick way to prevent scratch
disk errors is to install or plug
82.715 -> in a new hard drive to your computer
supported drive formats
86.019 -> for Mac and Windows machines are different
as shown on the screen.
92.492 -> I still only have six gigabytes
of free space on my computer.
95.795 -> That's why the error.
97.097 -> but, this time
we have used an external drive with almost
99.866 -> 500 gigabytes of free space
that we can use.
102.969 -> Check this box here and press. Okay.
104.771 -> to make Photoshop, use the external drive
as an additional scratch space.
108.842 -> This change will come into effect
when we launch Photoshop once again.
115.448 -> No error this time.
116.549 -> That's progress.
117.951 -> If you run into scratch disk issues
while working on a project,
120.82 -> you can set up
scratch disks in the settings.
125.992 -> Go to Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks in Windows
129.796 -> or Photoshop > Settings > Scratch disks on Mac
137.57 -> Here, you can use any other partitions
139.539 -> or supported an external drives
as scratch disks.
142.542 -> Prefer using a faster drive for scratch
disk for smooth operation.
146.412 -> Continue watching to get more tips
about Photoshop and Lightroom.
149.816 -> Leave a like and subscribe
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153.319 -> Thanks for watching.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3c_CHo4xg0
