Dear storeboard
When I work with After Effects Usually, most of the time I don't have other programs such as Photo Shop, or Premiere pro open at the same time.
If I have to use Photoshop while I am using After Effects, It Is usually for some thing small like opening, copping, and some minor things. But when I am working with my Raw files In Photoshop,or Adobe Camera Raw, I don't use After Effects.
Also, Inside my Photoshop Preferences I have the Scratch Disk set to my External Drive so It dose not use my C, Drive.
Thank you very Much,