could not initialize photoshop elements because the scratch disks are full?
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Photoshop: Could not initialize because the scratch disks are full. Hold down Cmd + Option (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt on Windows when you launch Photoshop. It will give you a dialog to select a different Scratch Disk with more space on it.
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Also try uninstalling your printer driver, rebooting and reinstalling it again. You can also try running an app called CCleaner on the windows registry only and see if that helps. Try the steps suggested by jbm007, if it does not work, I would suggest you to reset Photoshop preferences once.
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If Photoshop 2019, or earlier, cannot launch because the scratch disk is full, hold down the Cmd + Option keys (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt keys (Windows) during launch to set a new scratch disk.
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How Do You Fix "Scratch Disk Full" Errors? The Photoshop scratch disk is your hard drive. ... If you only have one hard drive or partition in your computer, then the scratch disk will be the drive where your operating system is installed (the C drive on a Windows system).
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Choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > Scratch Disks (Mac). In the Preferences dialog, select or deselect the active check box to enable or disable a scratch disk. To change the scratch disk order, click the arrow buttons. Click OK.
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['Go to File > Place . ... ', 'In the Import Options, turn on Convert Layers to Objects .', 'Place the image and go to the Layers Panel to expand the current layer so you can see the sublayers. ... ', 'The Photoshop layers have been converted to objects.']
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['Quit Illustrator.', 'Rename the Transparency Flattener Presets file (for example, to Transparency Flattener Presets. ... ', 'Start Illustrator.']
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Method 1: Free up enough disk space Before you do anything else, make sure that you have enough space in the drive partition where the scratch disk is located. The most common cause of the “scratch disk is full” error is the lack of free space in the drive that accommodates the scratch disk.
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Try again. Mac: Press and hold Cmd+Opt+Shift then start Photoshop. A box will appear, asking if you want to continue with the reset, select "yes."
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['Free up disk space. ... ', 'Delete Photoshop temporary files. ... ', 'Defragment the hard disk. ... ', 'Clear the Photoshop cache. ... ', 'Clear Crop tool values. ... ', 'Change the Photoshop performance settings. ... ', 'Change or add additional scratch disks.']
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Could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted) Tried to reset your preferences by starting PS and immediatly holding down the ctrl + alt + shift keys? Will get a reset window if done correctly. ... Before reinstalling Photoshop, re-create your preferences.
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Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) immediately after launching Photoshop or ImageReady. You will be prompted to delete the current settings. In Mac OS, open the Preferences folder in the Library folder, and drag the Adobe Photoshop CS Settings folder to the Trash.
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Hold down Cmd + Option (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt on Windows when you launch Photoshop. It will give you a dialog to select a different Scratch Disk with more space on it.
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The 'Photoshop could not complete your request because of a program error' error message is often caused by the generator plugin or the settings of Photoshop along with the file extension of the image files. ... This could refer to the preferences of the application, or maybe even some corruption in the image file.
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Method 1: Changing the file to a different extension One of the most common scenarios for this error on both Mac and Windows is when the file's extension is incorrect. This can happen quite easily if you use other complementary Adobe products such as Lightroom to edit them directly into Photoshop.
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Photoshop: Can't save file due to program error. Hi Ivan, are you on Mac or windows? If you choose Preferences>Plug-ins and uncheck "Enable Generator" and restart PS do you have trouble saving the file using the same steps?
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Could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted) ... Note: To re-create the preferences files for Photoshop, start the application while holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS).