When you choose a scratch drive PS just uses the available space which is why in the past there have been problems/conflicts with windows, it is rare but has happened when C:/ drive is used for the scratch drive.
I think in an ideal world you would be able to spec a laptop with exactly what you...
My reply is specific to the posters laptop spec.
PS does not give you the option of using a folder for a scratch drive your only option is a drive and if you have a system with only 2 SSD slots reserving slot 2 for a scratch disk only is pretty pointless and a waste of that onboard storage...
You could also get 2 fast SSD's and the 2nd SSD could be partitioned to create 2 separate drives in windows.
1st SSD is C:/ drive for Op and APPS
2nd SSD will become D:/ drive and E:/ drive in windows, use 'D' for your scratch drive and 'E' for you storage.
As a photographer myself I would...
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