X1.5 and PS7 - Ram Disc?

Cpt.Spaulding · 11-06-2002, 07:39 AM

Greetings-
Photoshop 7 is on it's way. Have read and heard that previous versions wanted to have a seperate HD or partion as a ram disc to minimize drive fragmentation. Is this also an issue with PS 7 and OS X1.5?

Thanks

G4/400, 1.35G RAM, 60G 7200 IBM, 20G 5400 Max., OS X1.5

11-07-2002, 12:07 AM

Welcome to the board Cpt.Spaulding [righton]

I don't have a Mac but there are some people on the board who have one.

Can anyone help us out here?

theKeeper · 11-07-2002, 09:11 AM

Not i said me... STU?!?

But generally yes, a separate 'space' for the scratch disk is of most benefit where PS is concerned; on any OS. This is for both effeciency AND performance reasons.

You can probably find some specifics on this subject on Adobe's site.

kiwi · 11-07-2002, 10:10 AM

Oooh I am not using OSX yet so I am not sure,but I would think so Cpt Spaulding

...Apple Cider would know about this one I think

I have an 80g IBM drive,a Vancouver or something its called,but I have it partitioned in 4 and I keep one entirly free which is just for scratch

Stu.

sfm · 11-07-2002, 11:03 AM

Stu scratchin ha ha ha which is just for scratch oh man you gotta put a flea collar on ha ha ha
sfm

theKeeper · 11-08-2002, 11:34 AM

hahhaa man! You guys are REALLY at each other throats lately huh?! hahahaa [bustagut]

Stu?... a "Vancouver"?! You're not kidding are you? hahaa that's a really odd name for a HD! And i should know... i LIVE in Vancouver! hehee

sfm · 11-08-2002, 01:14 PM

oh great not only do I find out Stu scratches but ..................

now I find out that the guru our keeper lives in a [size=24px]hard drive![/size] [stuned] ha ha ha
sfm

Erik · 11-08-2002, 04:24 PM

Photoshop always prefers to have its primary scratch file on a separate HDD, or at least on another partition.

Cpt.Spaulding · 11-08-2002, 08:01 PM

Thanks for all the feedback folks.
I'll put a partition on the 7200. 5 gig enough? Will be working with a lot of RAW files from a Canon G2 and some graphics work from time to time.
Interesting site. A truly international gathering. As a relative PS greenhorn, will probobly have more answers than questions but will contribute when I can. I've been shooting for 30 years, mostly available light B&W with rangefinders, and have been a camera repair tech for the last 18.

Cheers

Rick · 11-08-2002, 08:06 PM

Welcome aboard Cpt. Spalding [righton] It would be nice to see some of your work

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