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Photoshop Temp files

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Posted by Pete D on May 31, 2008 at 10:08 AM
On the partition designated as my Photoshop Scratch disk there are several files with names "Photoshop Temp..." where the ... is a series of numbers. These are large files (some approach a gB), but the modification dates on some are quite old (2006 in one case).

Are these files doing anything except taking up space on my disk? Can I delete them without causing problems?

Pete D.
Posted by John Mumaw on May 31, 2008 at 6:16 PM
They're just taking up room. You can safely delete them.
Posted by Pete D on June 1, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Thanks John. I wonder why they would put a "feature" like that into a program.

Pete D. lete

Posted by John Mumaw on June 1, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Well, those files should be automatically deleted every time you close PS, so I'm not sure why yours are sticking around.
Posted by Pete D on June 1, 2008 at 9:55 PM
There occasions when Photoshop stops responding and I exit by way of operating system prompts - I bet this keeps PS from cleaning up its own debris.

I will try confirm this. Thanks again. Pete D.