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Inspiring
October 23, 2019
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P: Saving copy not saving over jpg file

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

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Inspiring
February 6, 2020
Just Googled this issue as I thought I was going mad.  Glad its not just me, but really Adobe, its a simple problem that can lead to larger issues with the wrong JPGs floating around.
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Participating Frequently
February 6, 2020
Adobe, fix this.  There's no stupid little cloud feature that anyone wants more than this major productivity waster.  Your software causes errors in our work.  You might as well be Corel. 
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JeffArdoise
Known Participant
February 4, 2020
Just updated to Catalina 10.15.3, no change in behavior, so the update did not fix this on Apple's side.
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Known Participant
February 1, 2020
That's too bad. They really need to get this fixed!
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Participating Frequently
February 1, 2020
Yes, and also I could not change or select.  I think it must be part of the same glitch.  But I wonder why Adobe is taking so long to fix it.  When saving, I now have to find the original and delete it so that PS will save as a jpg. and not a copy...  or save it as a copy, find the original, delete it and then change the name of the copy to the name without copy.  Very frustrating and very time consuming.  
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Inspiring
January 31, 2020
Good work around if you are working with in that same folder, but when jumping from project to project you have to dig back into the exact directory you want the file saved to each time, rather than it going to the directory in which the original file was created. There's gotta be a fix for this 🙂 Your tip will help workaround it for now. Thanks Hila.
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Inspiring
January 31, 2020
Just sent the wrong file to a client. It's my fault, but come on adobe! This should be fixed. Not only is it costing me time but it will most likely cost me a client.
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Participant
January 29, 2020
Has any ever noticed or seen this message "File must be saved as a copy with this selection" and the same icon next to layers. But there's nothing you can deselect or change. It seems like it's telling you it will be a copy but doesn't give you an alternative.

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Inspiring
January 29, 2020
Doubt it will do any good what-so-ever, but just adding myself to the growing list of increasingly frustrated users with this issue. I honestly can't think of ONE good excuse for this to not have been corrected IN 3 MONTHS. I'm with Laura, if I could find a decent substitute I would be done. 
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Inspiring
January 29, 2020
Been having the same problem lately (NO it wasn't always like this!!) and it drives me insane!! 
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