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  1. Click on the Photoshop<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n
  2. Go to Preferences and then Scratch Disk<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Tick the checkbox to select or remove a drive as the scratch disk.<\/li>\n
  4. Click OK.<\/li>\n
  5. Restart Photoshop.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n

    You asked, how do I empty the scratch disk in Photoshop? <\/p>\n

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    1. Launch Photoshop and click Photoshop<\/strong> on the menu bar.<\/li>\n
    2. Go to Preferences > Scratch Disks.<\/li>\n
    3. In the Scratch Disk Preferences window, choose the external drive you want to use as the scratch disk<\/strong> and uncheck the built-in hard disk with low storage space<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    4. Click OK to proceed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Likewise, how do I free up space in Photoshop? <\/p>\n

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      1. Free-Up Memory Space On Your Computer.<\/li>\n
      2. Delete Photoshop Temporary Files.<\/li>\n
      3. Change The Scratch Disk<\/strong> On Startup.<\/li>\n
      4. Change The Scratch Disk Drive In Photoshop.<\/li>\n
      5. Disable The Auto Recovery Feature In Photoshop<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      6. Let Photoshop<\/strong> Use More RAM.<\/li>\n
      7. Delete The Photoshop Cache Files.<\/li>\n
      8. Reset The Values For Crop Tool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Best answer for this question, how do I empty my scratch disk without opening Photoshop? <\/p>\n

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        1. Clear<\/strong> photoshop cache. Cache and other system junk have a lot to answer for. <\/li>\n
        2. Remove temporary files. <\/li>\n
        3. Clear your disk<\/strong> space. <\/li>\n
        4. Use Activity Monitor to free up RAM.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Similarly, can’t place because scratch disks are full? If you encounter a ‘Scratch disk<\/strong> full’ error, it often means that your hard drive (or drives) used as scratch disk is (are) running out of storage space<\/strong> required to perform a task.<\/p>\n

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          1. Step 1: Open Edit menu on Photoshop<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          2. Step 2: Select the preferences option from the drop-down on the screen.<\/li>\n
          3. Step 3: In preferences, select the scratch disk option to open up the Scratch Disk menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

            How do you fix a scratched disk full?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

            You can also resolve a ‘scratch disk full’ condition by selecting additional drives for use as scratch disks. Hold down the Cmd + Option keys (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt keys (Windows) during app launch and set a new scratch disk for your system under the Scratch Disk Preferences dialog that opens.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

            How do I delete Photoshop temp files?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

            Start Menu > enter %temp% to get to your appdata temp directory. Ctrl-a to select all in that directory. Delete to move it to the trash can. Empty the trash can.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

            How do I make Photoshop use more RAM?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n