PHOTOSHOP CS2 .. SCRATCH DiSKS ?

[LiLSBEBAWLiN]

this is a brand new computer and whenever i try to do something in the program it wont let me its telling me that my scratch disks are full..? help .. thanks !

 

[saltydawgs]

please provide your computer specs
i think that'd be a good start

 

[LiLSBEBAWLiN]

im sorry i dont understand what you are asking me..

 

[saltydawgs]

im sorry i dont understand what you are asking me..

ok, do you know the version of your windows (are you running windows?)
the speed of your processor + the amount of RAM?

you can find all of this information by clicking start, go to 'run' and type in dxdiag
then hit enter, and it should show you everything about your computer

 

[LiLSBEBAWLiN]

windows xp professional 5.1 build 2600 and 160mb ram

 

[saltydawgs]

windows xp professional 5.1 build 2600 and 160mb ram

RAM has to be the problem you are having
unfortunately adobe photoshop CS2 requires:

# 320MB of RAM (384MB recommended)

and you stated you only have 160 mb.

i was looking at the adobe website, and i searched for scratch disk is full, and it came up with solutions having to deal with memory (which is RAM), so im almost certain thats whats causing the problem

 

[LiLSBEBAWLiN]

im really confused because we have two hardrives in this computer one from the old one and now this new one.. that was the whole point so we had more room..

 

[saltydawgs]

im really confused because we have two hardrives in this computer one from the old one and now this new one.. that was the whole point so we had more room..

you might have enough room but not enough RAM (remote access memory)
it might seem confusing, but theres a difference between a hard-drive and RAM

 

[LiLSBEBAWLiN]

so what can i do ?

 

[saltydawgs]

so what can i do ?

in most cases, you would most likely have to purchase more RAM for your computer
but lets try something first...

immediatly after you open up adobe photoshop hold down the keys: ctrl + alt
it should open up a memory prefrences box, where you can change your scratch disk

i got this info from http://www.adobe.com/products/adobemag/archive/pdfs/98smqaph.pdf
if you want to check it out

 

[LiLSBEBAWLiN]

ok so what am i changing it to ?

 

[LiLSBEBAWLiN]

nothing came up when i pressed ctrl+ALt..

 

[saltydawgs]

try the adobe website

adobe.com

and search for the scratch disk is full error
when i did that i got a bunch of answers on how to fix it

i hope that helps

 

[lister]

160 mb of RAM, Random Access Memory, is really too little to run Photoshop CS2, no matter how you tweak it.

The only real solution is to buy more RAM, or use a less powerful image editor.

 

[wilson44512]

google is your friend
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGGL%2CGGGL%3A2006-10%2CGGGL%3Aen&q=scratch+disks+are+full+in+photoshop&btnG=Search