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pixelfor
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Photoshop scratch disk with Raid 1

  • May 3, 2024
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Will be obtaining new desktop computer, Windows 11. Computer will have two, SSDs, 1TB each. Considering Raid 1. If the computer will be so built, will Photoshop scratch disk work as it should? I read coments on this forum that separate drives are not needed with SSDs. Have also read comments that partitions are not needed on SSDs for Photoshop scratch disks. Obviously I'm not an Adobe or IT expert. Just looking for good feedback before I order this computer.

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    Correct answer Conrad_C

    I'm just a fussy sod and like to have separate drives for everything 😁


    The reason to put the scratch disk on a separate volume today is no longer for speed, but for space. Although my MacBook Pro internal storage is my fastest volume, my default scratch disk is an external SSD only because the free space on the MacBook Pro is limited, and the external SSD has a lot more free space and is fast enough for me. (The internal free space is enough for modest work, so the internal storage is designated as the #2 scratch disk…the one Photoshop rolls over to when the external is not connected.)

     

    Obviously it’s preferable for a scratch disk to be on the internal storage because it’s so fast, but for many Mac users it’s too expensive to order the next level up of internal storage that will only be used as a scratch disk. On the other hand, highly mobile users will say it’s worth paying more to not have to hang an SSD off the laptop all the time.

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    Ged_Traynor
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    Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
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    May 3, 2024

    @pixelfor it's recommended to have the scratch disk on a separate drive to the OS, I have a 500GB SSD for the OS and apps and a separate 1TB SSD for the scratch disk, a 2TB SSD for storage and 2 other 4TB HDD's for backups

    https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/photoshop/using/scratch-disks-preferences.html

    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    May 3, 2024

    Actually, not anymore. With SSD/NVMe it probably  doesn't mattter - just put it on your fastest drive. The old recommendation applied to spinning hard drives twith a read/write head that could only be in one place at a time.

    Ged_Traynor
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    Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
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    May 3, 2024

    I'm just a fussy sod and like to have separate drives for everything 😁

      kglad
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      kgladCommunity Expert
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      May 3, 2024

      in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

      p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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      pixelforAuthor
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      May 3, 2024

      Thank you for moving it. No matter what company website I go to knowing where to find and post anything for support is a wild guess. Websites seem to be made to please graphic designers and not anyone interested in customer service and user friendly. I click on my account thingy in the top right corner, click help - and it brings me to the wrong page. Just as Adobe wants it to. Thank you again for makiong the correction which never should have needed to be corrected in the first place.

       

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