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~PST5731.tmp's are stealing my memory

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Mar 28th 2002#37948 Report
Member since: Nov 14th 2001
Posts: 1297
I issue a challenge:

Can someone PLEASE tell me how I can control these IDIOTIC temp files on my WIN2000 PC's scratch disk? Why "IDIOTIC", you ask? - for example, let's say I am working on a 800 MB file. I look at my D Drive, and I have several (up to 7, so far) of the files listed in the subject line of this message. Often times taking up over TWO GIGS of memory each. (that's 14+ gigs of scratch space for an 800 MB file, my calculator tells me so.)

I have tried or done the following already w/ no success:

1. my scratch disk is on a separate drive from Photoshop.
2. my RAM is plenty. I have a gig.
3. I have export clipboard off.
4. I set my History States to 1.
5. I only have one document open, no other apps.
6. I've purged "all" under the Edit/Purge.

thanks, I appreciate and anticipate anyone's advice on this one.
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Mar 28th 2002#37952 Report
Member since: Mar 5th 2002
Posts: 16
Check in the PS preferences. I know I have come across an option to set the maximum size of the scratch disks.
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Mar 28th 2002#37962 Report
Member since: Nov 14th 2001
Posts: 1297
really? where?

All I can see is that you can pick your scratch disks, and adjust the percentage of RAM you want to be reserved for Photoshop.
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Mar 28th 2002#37964 Report
Member since: Mar 5th 2002
Posts: 16
Sorry man, I was wrong. I went back and checked and didn't find a max size. I had a similiar problem when running under the classic environment in Mac OS X. I had to clear up space on my primary hard disk to make more room. I never had a file size that you have though.
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Mar 28th 2002#37967 Report
Member since: Nov 14th 2001
Posts: 1297
you said Mac.... I think that's the fix!!!

You see, this is like trying to build a house with a fork and a spoon.

I know I'm gonna catch hell for that, but this machine just isn't the tool for this gig.

* listening for the thunder of angry PC people running after me*

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Mar 28th 2002#37980 Report
Member since: Nov 14th 2001
Posts: 1297
this is the stupid problem

In case you thought I was a big fat liar...:D
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Mar 29th 2002#38044 Report
Member since: Mar 27th 2001
Posts: 2237
MAcs cache soooooo much better than PCs.... <--fact

The answer GG..... Restart the PC at lunch time.... (its a rule at our shop....kinda)
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Mar 29th 2002#38087 Report
Member since: Jan 19th 2002
Posts: 159
hi

when ever you wants to work on big file size wise......then first set you scratch disk set accordin to you empty space on you disk .........and restart your photoshop ............

there is four option to set your scratch disk ok..........

what photoshop do is he take space for the swap file according to your setting of scratch disk...........

ok ...........

please try out this 1..........

hope this will help you........

abhi
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Mar 29th 2002#38122 Report
Member since: Mar 18th 2001
Posts: 1690
If you have a gig of ram, give photoshop 80 or 85% of that. It's in preferences. Just use the slider and restart photoshop.

I only have 768MB and I set photoshop to run using 85% of that. My tmp files are nowhere near that size.
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