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Chris Tanner Author

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Scratch Disk is full!

What can I do when Photoshop says your Scratch Disk is full?

iMac 27″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Sep 18, 2020 4:23 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Sep 18, 2020 8:59 AM

Find out what the Scratch Disk is set to in Photoshop Prefs...

Note:

If Photoshop 2019, or earlier, cannot launch because the scratch disk is full, hold down the Cmd + Option keys (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt keys (Windows) during launch to set a new scratch disk.

You can tweak scratch disk settings in the Preferences > Scratch Disks section.

Choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > Scratch Disks (Mac).
In the Preferences dialog, select or deselect the active check box to enable or disable a scratch disk. To change the scratch disk order, click the arrow buttons.
Click OK. To apply the changes, restart Photoshop.

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