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October 23, 2019

P: Saving copy not saving over jpg file

  • October 23, 2019
  • 834 replies
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working on Catalina OS. saving file extension works now but does not save over jpg when saving it creates a copy which is annoying and time consuming to fix

834 replies

mattrock1
Participating Frequently
May 27, 2020
Unfortunately, this does not fix the issue for me either. (I've also deleted Photoshop and re-added as per Kaleb's suggesstion with no luck).
Participating Frequently
May 27, 2020
Good fix, Chris. Still exceedingly shameful Adobe didn't lift a finger to help MacOS users.
Participating Frequently
May 27, 2020
It worked for me, I had to delete photoshop from full disk access and re-add it. THANK YOU!
Participating Frequently
May 27, 2020
Same stupid issue. Change it back Adobe.
mrbobdobolina
Known Participant
May 26, 2020
I'm happy this seems to work for you, but this doesn't fix the issue for me. When saving a multi-layered PSD as a flat jpg, the "save a copy" is required to be checked, that's photoshops way of reminding you that the jpg won't have layers. And anytime the "save a copy" checkbox is checked, photoshop now appends "copy" to the filename. (Unless the filename already has a "copy" at the end, in which case ==>This is new ==> photoshop now has a secondary dialog box asking if you are sure you want to overwrite your file. But again, only if you have appended the word "copy" to your filename.

At this point I'm convinced they will never fix this behavior because they have gone out of their way to make it work differently than it used to. 

You can still overwrite flat files, but anything with layers requires copies. Our only hope now is for one of us to become a CEO at Adobe and fire the person(s) responsible for this decision. 
Inspiring
May 26, 2020
Ok I think I figure out a fix for this, if someone could please try it on their end and confirm. The issue that I can see is that on the Save As screen, the "Save as Copy" is checked, and there is no way to uncheck. 

  1. Quit Photoshop
  2. Go to System Preferences
  3. Click on "Security & Privacy"
  4. Click the "Privacy" tab
  5. If the little padlock in the bottom left corner is checked, click it to unlock it and enter your user password.
  6. On the left side, click "Full Disk Access"
  7. Click the + button
  8. Add Adobe Photoshop
  9. Click the lock again to make changes
  10. Start up Photoshop, open a file, and click "Save As"
  11. The "Save As Copy" should now be able to be unchecked.
  12. Uncheck, and save. 
Even if I remove photoshop from the Full Disk Access list, the problem remains to be fixed for me, so I can't re-duplicate the issue to verify. Let me know if it works for you!

Participant
May 20, 2020
Forgot to add that this will successfully overwrite a previous TIFF file of the same name.
Participant
May 20, 2020
I found a solution for saving Tiff files from layered PSD files: In the Save As dialog, after you choose TIF from the drop down, DON'T uncheck the Layers box. Instead, just click SAVE and when the TIFF OPTIONS box appears, select Discard Layers and Save a Copy from the Layer Compression section. This will give you a flat TIFF file with no "Copy" added. 
chazcron_
Participating Frequently
May 20, 2020
If you can just accept that your needs as an established customer don't matter as much as enticing new monthly conscripts, everything will be exactly as they feel it should be.
angelikiEmblem
Participating Frequently
May 20, 2020
I am also having a slew of other problems in addition to not the copy-save.

Anyone else experience a blank screen when opening an image that you just closed? I have to constantly quit and relaunch the app in order to be able to view that image again. Only in Catalina.