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mrtunes
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March 20, 2019
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Scratch Disks on MacBook Air

  • March 20, 2019
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I know this is a frequently discussed topic but I have a Macbook air from a few years ago and I don't think I can ever get it to have more than 5gb free of harddrive space. I always get the Scratch Disks error when I try to run Photoshop. Is there any workaround someone can suggest for me? Thanks.

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    Anonymous
    March 14, 2020

    Here is article which gives you all information about scratch disks.
    Brother Printer Offline Mac 

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    RuskinF
    Participating Frequently
    January 16, 2020

    I would suggest you get a new Solid State Drive for Photoshop.

    5 GB is not enough space and scratch Disk error is bound to happen.

    I've had the same error as well.

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    Anonymous
    December 12, 2019

    This article gives lots off information to clear my all doughts about scratch disks. Can anyone let me know how i connect my Mackbook to my brother printer & get some images for my work which i made with Photoshop.
    https://brotherprinteruk.com/brother-printer-setup-on-mac/

    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 20, 2019

    mrtunes  wrote


    I have a Macbook air from a few years ago and I don't think I can ever get it to have more than 5gb free of harddrive space.

    Look in your user account. That's where all the junk accumulates. If you find old Bridge or Premiere Pro preview caches, delete them. That can give you something like 20 - 50 GB right there.

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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    March 20, 2019

    You need to delete a BUNCH of files or move them to an external drive. I recommend 20-30GB bare minimum disk space just for running macOS and a bit more for Photoshop. A lot of those machines are limited in RAM so they will use even more scratch disk.

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    Mariam HovhannesyanCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 20, 2019

    Try this
    How to Fix Photoshop Error 'scratch disks are full' - Appuals.com

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      Legend
      March 20, 2019

      Plugin an external drive or find a way to get more space. 5GB is not enough for normal operation still less heavy apps

      mrtunes
      mrtunesAuthor
      Known Participant
      March 20, 2019

      Ok, I was able to free up a gigabyte so I could launch the program. From what I can tell you cannot add an external harddrive as your scratch disk location in preferences. I also tried by hitting command and option while photoshop is starting, but also did not see this option.

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