Clear RAM/temp files on system SSD disk

Free app, Onyx can do that.

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx

you do have a primary scratch disk setting set to another disk drive, preferrably another SSD than your system boot drive - which would otherwise be used by CS.

A good way to help your system and CS6 is Sonnet Tempo Pro SSD card and one or two SSDs of 250GB and up, including even a pair of 500GB Samsung EVO series (500-750-1TB now) ideally using the 2nd PCIe 16x slot for best resuts.

SSD always needs a system image for restore, and do not write zeroes but write 1's from time to time, and keep it free of as much as possible. There should be as much free space as there would be writes in one month's time, which can be a lot, esp. if it was used for scratch.

A lot more tips on this site: http://www.macperformanceguide.com

Onyx:

Deleting the Applications Cache improved

Always leaves me to wonder, and no I don't use or recommend using it or others generally. And not in this case, as it would only be a temporary fix until you set up a proper scratch array most likely.

The Storage Display

You're using a Mac Pro. You know how to setup system on SSD and what PCIe cards are. And Google.

Then I directed you to a site that goes into those items in depth.

For desert:

Are you not aware of the insides and your Mac motherboard layout even one iota?

It came with a small booklet to explain how to install RAM and graphic cards and hard drives and can be downloaded from manuals section.

http://www.apple.com/support/macpro

I don't think I have ever seen someone who did not know what PCI slots were and that you have four.

Even graphic people have to know to change CS5/6 preference for where to direct primary scratch volume.

You knew how to use and install an SSD and move data and user files to another drive.

Boot Drive: SSD

User and Data: WD Black 2TB or something

Open the case. Look at your graphic card. Look at the 3 open slots next to it. That is where you would add a PCIe SSD card and some SSDs on the controller for best speed.

Follow each link I posted and let each one over and over until you understand.

Install TRIM Enabler 3.0 even if some people say it isn't needed.

Get a larger SSD for your system drive.

Make sure you have 24GB or more RAM for CS5+.

Instead of trying to see and do it all, break it into steps. There is no "how to learn French overnight and wake up speaking French" but there is no way to not know how a car works and runs if you want it to run in top form.

You need to add some more storage, RAM and make some choices along the way if you want to get the most out of your system.

CS6 uses the boot disk for scratch and can put 100's of GB on there if there is room, and can cause trouble and overload the SSD.

So yes you need to find another location for scratch.

PCIe lets you leave your drive bays as they are and allow you to add two SSDs that will run faster and not impact performance.

I would aim for keeping the boot drive to 60GB free.

I would also want to see the 500GB drive upgraded to 1TB or larger (use the 500GB for backup clone of the system for one thing).

Your 2TB is where I like to see: 50% free area.

You need to make a backup system image of the SSD with CCC and then restore from and booted from the clone and restore back to the SSD at some point soon. Use this SSD for scratch or another seeing you have a free hard drive bay #4 still open until you can get a PCIe Sonnet card (US$150-300).

Install TRIM Enabler 3.0 now and use Onyx after that.

There are more options today but the basic ideas, from MPG:

http://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshop-Intro.html

http://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshopCS5-Benchmarks.html

MPG LLoyd's site, is a graphic photographer and edit.

Eventuially a newer even a 2009 Mac Pro and better GPU and more cheaper RAM would make sense if you want to as would 10.8.5.

Or save up for Mac Pro 6,1 or to buy a used Mac Pro 2012 even. Some things you can take with you and re-use.

Look at your 8800GT.

It has one power cable. There are two thumb screws holding a bracket bar in place. So you can remove or upgrade or clean.

Small, 512MB VRAM, can run hot, can get dust clogged inside and need to be cleaned out. And could fail from heat and weak solder joints (take apart, bake in oven for 15 minutes at 350*F actually works, is documented how to do on Youtube). 10.6.8 does not provide as many options in graphic cards.

It seems like upgrade to 10.8.5 $19 might be worthwhile some point (another reason to 'clone' your system or start fresh with a new SSD for system, so you can if needed continue to boot and run 10.6.8).

http://macperformanceguide.com/index_topics.html#OptimizingPhotoshop

I think that Photoshop is generating some files and storing them on your SSD somewhere. Now there are so many that you are running out of space.

SSD's might slow down when almost full.

The important thing is to discover what is that 'Other' stuff on your drive. Explore the 'Preferences' in Photoshop and other applications. Try to find out where files are being saved on your drive.

If you can find the directory path, then you can go there and remove that stuff. Or copy it to somewhere else.

Adobe can make a lot of files when you are doing a project.

That is what we have said a couple times , glad you said it in a way he seems to relate and understood.

Don't let photoshop use the boot drive is the only way t o fix and resolve this going forward.

The hatter wrote:

That is what we have said a couple times , glad you said it in a way he seems to relate and understood.

Hatter,

Do you know where Photoshop/Adobe places any extra files that are generated during normal usage? Somewhere in the /Library folder perhaps?

I don't use Adobe programs much, so I don't know where to tell her to look.

I recall that Premiere was creating copies of anything that I imported into the application. This was not known to me until I found them by accident.