lmrw, why did you format as exFAT? Neil, how is your disk formatted? - 9610332 - 8 and also most of the photoshop install files will still install on C drive even if you specify a different drive, but it's not the drive that photoshop is installed on but what the Scratch Disk preference is set to. If your able to get photoshop fully open go to Edit>Preferences>Scratch Disks and change the Scratch Disk to the drive of choice. For Photoshop to run as smoothly as possible, customized for your particular workflow, you must set up your preferences to your liking. Numerous program settings are stored in the Adobe Photoshop Preferences file, including general display options, file-saving options, performance options, cursor options, transparency options, type options, presets, and options for plug‑ins and scratch disks. I use windows but see if the this works for you. Close down Photoshop. The start Photoshop and immediately press and hold theCMD+Option keys. You should get a popup dialog the looks something like this and be able to change your scratch disk configuration. JJMack. 1 Upvote. While the application is opening, press Ctrl + Alt (on Windows) or Cmd + Options (on Mac). This command will bring up the scratch disk menu, as noted above. Add another drive to your scratch disk Step 1: Go to the overhead menu Photoshop > Settings > Scratch Disk. From here, a window will pop up where we can choose from all available drives. I only have one, so that’s all we’ll see here. Step 2: Choose the appropriate checkbox option in the main window and you’re done! Launch Photoshop and go to Preferences > Scratch Disks. On Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks. On macOS, choose Photoshop > Preferences > Scratch Disks. In the Preferences dialog, you’ll need to deselect or select the active check box to disable or enable a scratch disk. Now, click the arrow button s to change the scratch disk Here are some of the many things I've tried which haven't worked: Using Ctrl+Alt to manually select the scratch disk on startup. Running as an administrator. Turning off UAC (Windows User Account Control). Using "subst" on the Windows command-line to create a new virtual drive pointing to normal folder. How to fix scratch disk full Photoshop is a process of freeing up space on your computer’s hard drive while working with large files in Adobe Photoshop. It involves changing the location of the temporary files and clearing out unwanted data or cache that may be taking up valuable space. fDmf9s.

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