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Can’t Open Photoshop Because Scratch Disks Are Full?

Last updated on September 23, 2022 @ 9:16 pm

I was recently working on a project in Photoshop and ran into an error that said “scratch disks are full.” I had no idea what this meant, but after doing some research, I learned that the scratch disk is where Photoshop saves information as you’re working on a file. If the scratch disk is full, Photoshop can’t save any more information and will give you that error.

So how do you fix it? Well, first you need to understand what is taking up space on your scratch disk. Photoshop uses two types of scratch disks: primary and secondary. The primary scratch disk is usually your hard drive, while the secondary scratch disk is usually an external hard drive or a second hard drive if you have one. To see which scratch disks are being used, go to Edit > Preferences > Performance.

Under “Memory Usage,” you’ll see a list of all the drives being used as scratch disks. The first drive listed is the primary scratch disk and the second drive listed is the secondary scratch disk. If both of these drives are full, then you’ll need to free up some space on them before you can continue working in Photoshop.

PRO TIP: If you see the error message “Can’t Open Photoshop Because Scratch Disks Are Full,” it means that Photoshop is trying to use your computer’s hard drive as a temporary storage space, but there isn’t enough space available. This can happen if you have a lot of applications open at the same time, or if you’re working with large files. To fix this, you’ll need to free up some space on your hard drive.

One way to do this is to save your work so far and then close Photoshop. Once it’s closed, go to your hard drive and delete any unnecessary files that are taking up space. You can also try moving some of your larger files to an external hard drive or a different location on your hard drive so they’re not taking up space on the primary scratch disk.

Once you’ve freed up some space, restart Photoshop and try opening your file again. With any luck, the “scratch disks are full” error will be gone and you can continue working on your project!

conclusion: Can’t Open Photoshop Because Scratch Disks Are Full? If you’re getting this error in Photoshop, it means that your scratch disks are full and Photoshop can’t save any more information. To fix this, you need to free up some space on your primary and secondary scratch disks by deleting unnecessary files and moving large files to a different location.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.