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Can use Script to clear the temporary storage disk

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
September 3, 2021
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hello:

Can use Script to clear the temporary storage disk??

i use bridge and photoshop script to deal with multiple psd file, but always blocked by error 'the temporary storage is full'.

What can i do???

Thanks.

My best!

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Jeff Arola

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To clear unused scratch disk space and memory that photoshop doesn't need at the moment, you can Hold down Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows) and choose About Photoshop.

A better option would be a much bigger internal or external drive, say 2 to 4 TB to handle the photoshop scratch disk.

Kukurykus

Brainiac

How you know that operation happens while holding Alt and clicking that Help menu item?

I checked size of 'Photoshop Temp' file in 'C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp' before this action and then after it and noticed the size of file decreased of 30 MB, so it seems it works. Where you've found it?

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

I believe their is a thread on photoshop.com that deals with this subject, but since photoshop.com was shutdown, finding that thread is proving difficult, however i did find this.

In the June 2015 photoshop release notes under Other enhancements it says

(towards the bottom of the page)

"There's a new command to release all RAM and scratch disk use. Hold down the Option/Alt key and select About Photoshop. Or, select Edit > Purge > All."

New features summary / Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (June and November releases)

Edit:

I guess this was the post i was looking for:

https://feedback-readonly.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/photoshop-scratch-disk-full-even-with-all-files-closed-problem/5f5f45684b561a3d424a148b

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hui5C21Author

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I had setted the temporary storage disk as D and E with 120+G,but psd file is a lot ,so i need find a way to clear it.

JJMack

Community Expert

You will only be able to clear out temp files that are not being used. Ones that were left behind when applications closed down. You would not be able to clear out Photoshop temp files and scratch space in use by photoshop. Other running application and system services may also have files in use in temp space. You do not need to script that. You can use something like Windows file explorer to select all temp files and folders and delete ones not is use.

JJMack

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