I think a 120MB file with three layers and 20 history won't create scratch
file more than 20G. You can keep track of the scratch file size by looking
at the "Photoshop Tempxxxxxxxx".
C.H.Ling
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From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Thanx for all the help on the slow computer questions. I think answer 1 is
> more memory. Answer 2, after exploring the system, is a better scratch
> system. I've been using a second hard drive, but it's also got backup
> stuff on it, and there's only 22 gigs of free space left. I suspect CS4 is
> having to access a 1.5 TB external drive for scratch when I work on those
> large layered files. Answer 3 will be a new video card, if there's any
> money left over after 1 & 2. <g>
>
> Looks like I can get out of this for a lot less than the price of a new
> computer, though I did notice somewhere, including B&H, that Mac Pros are
> being configured and offered as strictly photo processing machines, and
> they don't have nearly the firepower you might think you're going to need.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> www.bobwhitmire.com
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