Installed Photoshop Elements 11 and get an error msg when I try to open "Unable to initialize Photoshop Elements because the sratch disks are full"
Running Dell/Windows 7...Have 1.8TB hard drive with 1.3TB free.
When I try to start the program for the first time - just installed it - I get the error message "Could not initialize Photoshop Elements because the scratch disks are full". The error is a fatal one - big cross on the left had side - program closes when you press OK
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"Could not open a scratch file because the fil eis locked, you do not have nexassary access permissions, or another program is using the file. Use the 'properties' command in the Windows Explorer to unlock the file." how do I do this, exactly?
how do I empty my scratch disks?
I need them empty so I can scan some images...
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Error code:
Scratch disks are write protected or unavailable. To open this project,, the scratch disks will be set to your Documents folder. Would you like to continue?
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I'm looking at putting in some parts that could then be transferred to a new chassis when the time/budget comes. In other words, building it piece by piece.
240gb intel 520 ssd os/programs
480gb intel 520 ssd scratch
Basically with this, I'd just be moving the 480 ssd to a new system and keep the old one going with the 240 SSD (though I wonder if a $99 Crucial V4 (ie sata ii connection) 128gb ssd might be a better investment for something that will stay in this computer/motherboard).This seems overly complicated now that I read it over. Basically it comes down to these two questions:
-Do I not have my current scratch set up properly? Seems weird for it to be full with only a 4gb file.
-would a crucial V4 be a better ssd to speed this system up (and keep going as a second computer later on) then the 240gb with sata iii connections?