2 Replies Latest reply: Nov 9, 2009 1:34 PM by Editor Naama RSS

    Increasing free space on drive C

    Editor Naama Community Member

      My computer was really low on free space on drive C. It seemed as if Adobe programs were eating up space on drive C. I managed to increase the free disk space from 2.7 GB to 8 GB.

       

      (Try at your own risk...)

       

      Windows XP

       

      1. Delete picture folders from C:\Documents and Settings\Main Administrator\Application Data\Adobe\Bridge CS4\Cache

       

      Bridge apperantly saves some files automatically. I had some old photos there that I'd already backed up.

       

      2. Delete C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\Adobe\CameraRaw\Cache

       

      3. In premiere pro cs4: Edit>Preferences>Media change the location of Media Cache Files and Media Cache Database from drive c to any other drive.

        • 1. Re: Increasing free space on drive C
          Dov Isaacs Employee Hosts

          You are playing with fire!

           

          The proper way to control and purge these caches can be found as follows in Bridge:

           

          Edit=>Preferences=>Cache

           

          provides facilties to set the location of the Bridge cache, control its maximum size, to compact the cache, and to purge the Bridge cache.

           

           

          Edit=>Camera Raw=>Camera Raw Cache

           

          provides facilities to set the location of the Camera Raw cache, control its maximum size, and to purge the Camera Raw cache.

           

          Don't go willy-nilly deleting files!

           

               - Dov

          • 2. Re: Increasing free space on drive C
            Editor Naama Community Member

            Thank you! That's good to know. I'll change the settings of the cache.

             

            Anyway, I only deleted files that I know I don't need anymore. Hope that no harm was done...