If you’re running Photoshop on a Windows computer, you may have seen the message “scratch disks are full” at some point. This means that your computer is running out of space to store temporary files that Photoshop uses while it’s running.
Clearing your scratch disks can free up space on your hard drive and help Photoshop run more smoothly.
To clear your scratch disks in Photoshop, go to Edit > Preferences > Performance. Under “Memory Usage,” you’ll see a list of your hard drives.
Select the drive that you want to use as your scratch disk and click OK. Photoshop will now use this drive to store its temporary files.
You can also clear your scratch disks manually. Go to the location of your scratch disk (the location will be listed under “Scratch Disk” in the Performance preferences) and delete the contents of the folder. Be sure not to delete any other files in this folder, as they may be needed by other programs on your computer.
Clearing your scratch disks can help improve the performance of Photoshop, but it’s not the only thing you can do. For more tips on improving Photoshop’s performance, check out this help page from Adobe.
How Do I Clear the Scratch Disks in Photoshop Windows?
To clear your scratch disks in Photoshop, go to Edit > Preferences > Performance. Select the drive that you want to use as your scratch disk and click OK.
