Win7 - SSD Scratch Disk Full Issue

Monstermunch · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:05

Hey all

I have Win7 64 Pro installed and have a Vertex2 100gb SSD as my main C drive.

This drive is getting full and I don't have time to do a fresh install as I run my business from this machine.

I have told windows to use my other 2 SATA drives for paging file with my SSD set to "NO Page File" but it's still using my SSD... I have also just upgraded my ram from 6 to 12gb today and it doesn't seem to want to use the ram either.

I am trying to do some image manipulation in Photoshop and the constant "Scratch Disks are Full" message is really starting to get annoying...

Any ideas??? :confused:

Kotu · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:07

photoshop scratch disk location is set inside photoshop, its different from the page file.

Solaris · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:08

Uninstall some junk?

Do disk cleanup?

Turn off recovery on that disk?

Windows is awful at handling it's page file and doesn't really like not having it on C:

Monstermunch · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:09

Solaris said:
Uninstall some junk?

Do disk cleanup?

Turn off recovery on that disk?

Windows is awful at handling it's page file and doesn't really like not having it on C:

Done, Done & Done... almost ****ing daily at the moment!

Monstermunch · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:10

Kotu said:
photoshop scratch disk location is set inside photoshop, its different from the page file.

Any ideas where in photoshop to change this... now have 12gb of ram and it's damn annoying that it wants to use the damn SSD!

Kotu · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:11

edit->preferences->performance

you can set how much ram it can use there as well.

KIA · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:13

Buy a bigger SSD & clone the old drive to the new one.

Monstermunch · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:17

Also just noticed that windows is only showing 8gb of ram but the correct amount free of the 12gb is this right??? Just another windows bug?

Monstermunch · 24 Nov 2012 at 12:20

Kotu said:
edit->preferences->performance

you can set how much ram it can use there as well.

Thanks bud

ShakenNstirred · 24 Nov 2012 at 15:57

which version of win7 do you have?
here are the max for each version
•Windows 7 Professional- 192 GB
•Windows 7 Ultimate- 192 GB
•Windows 7 Enterprise – 192 GB
•Windows 7 Home Premium – 16 GB
•Home basic – 8 GB

also the page file needs to be on the fastest drive to not slow down the system