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  • full scratch disk in photoshop

    Posted by Caitlin Carter on July 17, 2009 at 3:22 am

    if anyone knows why this is happening or how i can fix it please let me know 🙂

    computer info:
    Mac OS X
    Version 10.4.11
    Processor: 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo
    Memory: 1Gb 667 MHz RAM
    Startup Disk: Macintosh HD

    photoshop > preferences > performance info:
    memory usage
    available usage: 979 MB
    ideal range: 538-704 MB
    let photoshop use: 675MB (69%)
    history status: 11
    cache level: 6

    GPU Settings
    Detected Video Card
    ATI Technology Inc.
    ATI Radeon X1600 openGL Engine
    Enable 3D Acceleration is checked

    Keith Carmichael replied 17 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Keith Carmichael

    July 18, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    You didn’t say if your hard drive is full. By default, your scratch disk is your hard drive, so if your drive is approaching fullness you’ll get an error. Clear off some space and/or designate an external drive as a scratch drive in preferences > performance.

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