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Hi,
I will be buying a new PC soon and would like to know the best way to assign scratch disks. I was planning on purchasing 2 drives – (a) approx 160GB for the operating system, programs, etc and (b)approx 320GB for storing files.
Photoshop help provides the following 2 points as a guide to assigning scratch disks –
1. For best performance, scratch disks should be on a different drive than any large files you are editing.
2. Scratch disks should be on a different drive than the one used for virtual memory.
However, these 2 points are in conflict for my situation. Point 1 suggests I should use drive (a) as the scratch disk because my files will be on drive (b). In contrast, Point 2 suggests that I use drive (b) as the scratch disk because virtual memory will be on drive (a).
Without buying a 3rd drive, how should I set up my system? Should I simply have all of my files on the same drive as the operating system and use the other drive as a scratch disk? Seems a bit of a waste buying a 2nd drive just to use as a scratch disk and nothing else.
The Photoshop help also states "you can change the primary scratch disk and designate a second…scratch disk to be used when the primary disk is full". Does this mean that a scratch disk is a waste of time if your main drive is never filled up?
Thanks for any insights you can provide.
Cheers,
Steven
I will be buying a new PC soon and would like to know the best way to assign scratch disks. I was planning on purchasing 2 drives – (a) approx 160GB for the operating system, programs, etc and (b)approx 320GB for storing files.
Photoshop help provides the following 2 points as a guide to assigning scratch disks –
1. For best performance, scratch disks should be on a different drive than any large files you are editing.
2. Scratch disks should be on a different drive than the one used for virtual memory.
However, these 2 points are in conflict for my situation. Point 1 suggests I should use drive (a) as the scratch disk because my files will be on drive (b). In contrast, Point 2 suggests that I use drive (b) as the scratch disk because virtual memory will be on drive (a).
Without buying a 3rd drive, how should I set up my system? Should I simply have all of my files on the same drive as the operating system and use the other drive as a scratch disk? Seems a bit of a waste buying a 2nd drive just to use as a scratch disk and nothing else.
The Photoshop help also states "you can change the primary scratch disk and designate a second…scratch disk to be used when the primary disk is full". Does this mean that a scratch disk is a waste of time if your main drive is never filled up?
Thanks for any insights you can provide.
Cheers,
Steven
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