Photoshop scratch disk on HDD or SSD?

[WILLYumAZN]

I was exploring the settings of PS CC and found that I could change the drive that my scratch disk is on.

I have a WD Blue 500GB HDD and a 840 EVO 120GB SSD.

 

Which would be better to have my scratch disk on?

 

Obviously the SSD is faster, but what about longevity?

(I usually work with simple designs for shirts and whatnot.)

[Firearm2112]

If you use it like all the time, then you should put it on the ssd. if you dont use it super frequently leave it on the hdd

[Dimwitted]

Hdd all the way.

[R2D2_WD]

Hi,

 

If you give me the model number of the WD Blue drive, I can be more specific, but in general the SSD, used as a scratch destination, may provide you with better performance. Take in consideration two things:

1. 120GB for your OS + software + your scratch files may be insufficient. It depends on your work, file sizes, amount, etc.

2. Constant reading/writing on you SSD may shorten its life.

In other words, all depends on your needs. If you require faster work process and you have the space, use your SSD, but do some scheduled backups on the HDD part.

Keep in mind that future OS updates may require more space on the SSD part, which may result in capacity shortage.

 

http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/optimize-performance-photoshop-cs4-cs5.html – some notes from Adobe, concerning optimizing performance.

 

Hope this helps