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Phoenix Wynde · 09-17-2006

I have Adobe Photoshop CS v8.0, just got done installing it. Figured I'd make a new document as a 800 by 600 image. Ok, no problem.

Went to fill that image in with the paint bucket tool and the whole thing froze up. Eventually I restarted my computer, went back into CS to make another document. I was then told the Scratch Discs are full.

Ok, I'm low on RAM, no biggie. I'll just have to buy a separate HDD soon.

But here's the thing. In the process of my PC freezing while the paint tool was attempting to fill in the image, it took up a lot of space in my RAM and I can't seem to get my free space back.

If I try to create a new document, I get the Scratch Disc error message, which is fine, but what the heck happened to my RAM? It wasn't like that before I installed the program.

Something happened to make it so the program is using all that space because even if I uninstall it, I'm still stuck with less space. Nothing changes.

How do I get my RAM back? It's being used by something and I have no clue as to what it is.

I've gone through this many times already. I do a destructive system recovery, install all my music, and the sort, then when I'm ready, I install Adobe Photoshop CS v8.0. Get the program up and running and when I go to create a new document of any size, I'm good. The system only freezes up when I actually try to use the paint bucket tool on the new document.

I have no problems whatsoever with editing something I open up from my documents, like a wallpaper or picture. No issues at all with that end. Only when I create something new.

So, how in the heck do I free up that RAM and make things as they were before I installed Adobe Photoshop CS v8.0? I just want my RAM back.

Any help on this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks and God Bless!

09-17-2006	#1 (permalink)
Phoenix Wynde Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 843	Please Help Me I have Adobe Photoshop CS v8.0, just got done installing it. Figured I'd make a new document as a 800 by 600 image. Ok, no problem. Went to fill that image in with the paint bucket tool and the whole thing froze up. Eventually I restarted my computer, went back into CS to make another document. I was then told the Scratch Discs are full. Ok, I'm low on RAM, no biggie. I'll just have to buy a separate HDD soon. But here's the thing. In the process of my PC freezing while the paint tool was attempting to fill in the image, it took up a lot of space in my RAM and I can't seem to get my free space back. If I try to create a new document, I get the Scratch Disc error message, which is fine, but what the heck happened to my RAM? It wasn't like that before I installed the program. Something happened to make it so the program is using all that space because even if I uninstall it, I'm still stuck with less space. Nothing changes. How do I get my RAM back? It's being used by something and I have no clue as to what it is. I've gone through this many times already. I do a destructive system recovery, install all my music, and the sort, then when I'm ready, I install Adobe Photoshop CS v8.0. Get the program up and running and when I go to create a new document of any size, I'm good. The system only freezes up when I actually try to use the paint bucket tool on the new document. I have no problems whatsoever with editing something I open up from my documents, like a wallpaper or picture. No issues at all with that end. Only when I create something new. So, how in the heck do I free up that RAM and make things as they were before I installed Adobe Photoshop CS v8.0? I just want my RAM back. Any help on this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks and God Bless!