photoshop could not initialize because scratch disks are full mac?
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If Photoshop 2019, or earlier, cannot launch because the scratch disk is full, hold down the Cmd + Option keys (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt keys (Windows) during launch to set a new scratch disk.
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['Click on the Photoshop menu.', 'Go to Preferences and then Scratch Disk.', 'Tick the checkbox to select or remove a drive as the scratch disk.', 'Click OK.', 'Restart Photoshop.']
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If you get the error message when the scratch disk drive shows a good amount of free space, run a disk defragmentation utility. Clear the Photoshop cache. If you can open Photoshop, delete temporary files from within the program by going to Edit > Purge > All (on Windows) or Photoshop CC > Purge > All (on Mac).
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'Scratch disk full' often means that the drive (or drives) used for scratch disks are running low or out of available space. Free up additional hard drive space by deleting unnecessary files from the scratch disk, or by moving your files off the scratch disk to another storage location.
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Reset Photoshop preferences Resetting Photoshop's preferences and then reconfiguring the scratch disk preferences, can resolve 'scratch disk full' errors. See Reset Photoshop preferences.
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You can tweak scratch disk settings in the Preferences > Scratch Disks section. Choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > Scratch Disks (Mac).
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Free up additional disk space 'Scratch disk full' often means that the drive (or drives) used for scratch disks are running low or out of available space. Free up additional hard drive space by deleting unnecessary files from the scratch disk, or by moving your files off the scratch disk to another storage location.
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Photoshop could not open scratch file because disk not available. ... Holding down Command+Option while launching Photoshop will let you reconfigure your Scratch Disk settings. There is no need to delete all your Photoshop preferences.
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If Photoshop 2019, or earlier, cannot launch because the scratch disk is full, hold down the Cmd + Option keys (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt keys (Windows) during launch to set a new scratch disk. ... In the Preferences dialog, select or deselect the active check box to enable or disable a scratch disk.
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Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) immediately after launching Photoshop or ImageReady. You will be prompted to delete the current settings. In Mac OS, open the Preferences folder in the Library folder, and drag the Adobe Photoshop CS Settings folder to the Trash.
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For ImageReady, to reset the layer mask tool, click Edit – Preferences – General – Reset All Tools. If restoring default settings don't work, then resetting preferences can do the trick to fix layer mask issues. For Photoshop 6 and higher versions, hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift keys during opening Photoshop or later.
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I shoot using a medium format camera in its raw file format (Phase One 100mp . iiq files). Photoshop will not open this file type on its own and converting to DNG for processing is out of the question for the amount of work I need to get through.
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Clear some space on the Mac or Windows drive that is defined as the scratch disk in Photoshop Preferences. For best results, use a free disk space analyzer tool like Disk Cleanup. Delete Photoshop temporary files. You can safely delete temporary files associated with Photoshop to free up scratch disk space.
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"Could not open a scratch file because the file is locked or you do not have the necessary access privileges. Use the 'Get Info' command in the Finder to unlock the file or change permissions on the file or enclosing folders."
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If you're getting an error message that the scratch disk is full, it usually means you need to clear some space on whatever drive is defined as the scratch disk in Photoshop Preferences, or add additional drives for Photoshop to use as scratch space.
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Try again. Mac: Press and hold Cmd+Opt+Shift then start Photoshop. A box will appear, asking if you want to continue with the reset, select "yes."
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Click on the Photoshop menu. Go to Preferences and then Scratch Disk. Tick the checkbox to select or remove a drive as the scratch disk. Click OK.