What if Photoshop prompts that the temporary storage disk is full? How to solve the problem that PS temporary storage disk is full?

open ps The software prompts what it means that the temporary storage disk is full ？ How to solve Photoshop Prompt that the temporary storage disk is full ？ This article brings you solutions , Let's see ！

If you encounter “ Temporary storage disk is full ” error , Usually it means a hard disk used as a temporary storage disk （ Or drive ） Used up the storage space needed to perform the task .

Solution

Method 1 ： Free up more disk space

Be careful : It is recommended to use Photoshop when , At least on the hard disk of the operating system 20 GB Free space for . Depending on the type of file you are working on , Additional free space may be required .

How to free up disk space ？

1. Pick an apple menu  >“ About the machine ”, Then click Storage space > management . Each segment in this bar represents the estimated storage space used by a type of document . Move the pointer over each segment to see more details .

1. “ Storage space management ” The window provides suggestions for optimizing storage space . If some suggestions are enabled , Then you will see less suggestions .

stay “ Storage space management ” Windows can delete unwanted files , Or optimize storage space , To free up more disk space , This will solve the problem ps The temporary storage disk is full and cannot open the software .

Method 2 ： Specify the appropriate drive for temporary storage

By default ,Photoshop Will use your internal operating system drive as a temporary storage disk . If you have multiple drives or partitions , Please make sure to select the drive with the largest free space and the fastest running speed as the temporary storage disk . Besides , You can also solve this problem by selecting other drives as temporary storage disks “ Temporary storage disk is full ” situation .

Press and hold during application startup Cmd + Option key  (macOS) or  Ctrl + Alt key  (Windows), Then set a new temporary storage disk for the system under the open temporary storage disk preferences dialog box .

Be careful : The drive format supported by the temporary storage disk

• macOS：macOS extended

• Windows：NTFS、exFAT、FAT32

Method 3 ： Set the correct units when creating or resizing documents

Sometimes , Due to differences in document units , You may receive “ Temporary storage disk is full ” error . To avoid this , Please set the correct unit when creating or resizing the document . Besides , When cropping the document or resizing the canvas , Please check your organization settings .

Method four ： Optimize Photoshop Space to use

Disable automatic recovery storage ： You can disable “ Automatically store recovery information ” Options （“ edit ”(Win) / Photoshop (Mac) >“ Preferences ”>“ Document processing ”>“ The interval between automatic storage of recovery information : [N minute ]”） To reduce Photoshop The temporary file （ The staging ） Size , But doing so will face the risk of no automatic recovery .

Limit history status ：Photoshop Up to 1,000 History status ; The default value is 50 strip . To reduce this number , Please go to “ performance ” Preferences dialog box . stay “ History and cache ” In the part , take “ History status ” The number of is set to a Lower value .

Method five ： Reset Photoshop Preferences

In rare cases , When Photoshop Or when the system crashes ,Photoshop Your preferences file may be corrupted , This will affect Photoshop Processing of temporary storage disks . Reset Photoshop Preferences for , Then reconfigure the temporary storage disk preferences to solve “ Temporary storage disk is full ” error .

Use keyboard shortcuts

• sign out Photoshop.

• Press and hold the following keyboard shortcuts and start Photoshop：

• macOS：command + option + shift

• Windows：ctrl + alt + shift

• open Photoshop.

• Asking “ Do you want to delete Adobe Photoshop Settings file ？” Click Yes... In the dialog box of

Use “ Preferences ” Dialog box

1. open Photoshop Preferences for ：

macOS：“Photoshop”>“ Preferences ”>“ routine ”

Windows：“ edit ”>“ Preferences ”>“ routine ”

1. Click Reset preferences on exit

1. Asking “ Really exit Photoshop Reset preferences when ？” In the dialog box , Click OK

2. sign out Photoshop.

3. open Photoshop.

Manual reset

Manually deleting the preferences file will Photoshop The most complete way to restore to the default state . This method ensures that all preferences and any user presets that may cause problems are not loaded .

1. sign out Photoshop.

2. Navigate to Photoshop Of “ Preferences ” Folder .

• macOS： user /[ user name ]/ The repository /Preferences/Adobe Photoshop [ edition ] Settings

• Windows： user /[ user name ]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [ edition ]/Adobe Photoshop [ edition ] Settings

1. Will the whole Adobe Photoshop [ edition ] Settings Drag the folder to the desktop or a safe location , To back up your settings

2. open Photoshop.