Pardon my ignorance, but what is a scratch disk? Everytime I install PS it tells me something about a scratch disk, I ignore it every time. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 6:16 AM Subject: Re: Stupid Windows question
> >Photoshop's problem isn't memory. it's a CPU hog. it ignores Windows memory > >management and does it on its own to be compatible with the Mac version of > >Photoshop. > > On a Mac, the best use of Photoshop WRT memory management is to create > seperate hard disk partitions and designate them as Scratch Disks. I only > have one on my Blue and White G3, approx 1 Gb totally dedicated to > Photoshop, with the rest (5 Gb) as a normal hard drive. I will shortly be > bringing in a 27 Gb drive, and will be allowing Photoshop to use the > (then redundant) 6 Gb drive as a scratch Disk. > > Do Windows Photoshop environments prefer Scratch Disks ? > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > ____________________________________ > Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at > http://www.macads.co.uk/ > ____________________________________ > Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! > http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ > ____________________________________ >
