How to Fix Scratch Disks are full Photoshop Windows 10/11? Sudden shutdown of PC that takes up space without deleting temporary Photoshop files.Unassigned multiple scratch disks in Photoshop preferences that tackle low space issues.Low space on the default scratch disk (i.e., C: drive) that swaps Photoshop’s data.Root Cause of the Scratch Disks are full Photoshop: Could not Initialize Photoshop because the Scratch Disks are Full Error? But, when the allocated scratch disk space gets reduced to accommodate more data, the app throws the message “Could not start Photoshop because the scratch disks are full.” When RAM space runs low, the app temporarily shifts its data to virtual memory –The PC’s inbuilt storage drive that is specified as a scratch disk in Photoshop Preferences.įor a single partition on a storage drive, the scratch disk is the startup drive, ie the C: drive. Photoshop uses the computer’s RAM to perform the operation. What is the ‘scratch disks are full’ error? Several users encounter the error while opening photoshop then, getting an error “Could not initialize Photoshop because the scratch disks are full. These are often placed in the root directory of the default storage disk on your PC. Photoshop uses this to store the parts of the file you are working on that do not fit in your RAM memory. A scratch disk is an SSD and hard disk used for temporary storage while Photoshop is running. I am not posting this as the "solution" since its more of a workaround than a solution/fix, but thank you for at least getting it working again for me till Adobe applies a actual "update/fix" for the issue. How about a Update/Patch for those of us with PS7 (or those of us that can't afford to "upgrade" to a newer version of Photoshop) m, that would allow PS7 to recognize a larger drive (say up to 4tb for example), so we can use it without this frustration, Photoshop should have been remedied of this "known" issue, long agoīut thanks to your help i am now able to use it again, but i would hope for a real fix to be applied as this is a known and frustrating issue OK, i had to restart my PC to finish some Windows updates, and after restarting, i tried to set the Scratch Disk location, and it seemed to work this time, i reset it to E Drive, instead of C, and Photoshop opened up without the error and is usable now, the main issue i have with this is that this is a "work around" not really a "fix" for the error/issue I just tried what you said, and i chose the other drive that it works on ,(i went from C drive to E drive for "First" Startup), and it gave the exact same error, but yet if i were to boot to that drive Photoshop works perfect
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