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October 17, 2012
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P: Save for Web should respect "Save As" to original folder preference

  • October 17, 2012
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Say I'm working on two projects, I have 2 psd's open. If I do save as for web/save as.. it selects the last folder used. Which is actually useful - but sometimes it's a curse. We need an option to turn this "feature" off. To have the option of saving for web/as in the same folder as the current psd.

Let me explain why.
Project_1: Is in C:/project_1/designs
Project_2: Is in C:/project_2/designs

Say i have a psd open from both projects or i switch regularly between the two. If i want to save out a jpg from project1 and then save out a jpg from project2 - when saving a jpg for project2 it will select project1's folder because that was the last used folder. This is a HUGE pain. I have to literary jump through dozens of folders everytime i switch project.(The above was a simple file structure - but the large projects i work on have a more complicated folder tree).

It would be a HUGE HUGE HUGE help if there was an option that would turn OFF "remember the last saved folder" and instead save in the same folder as the psd...because at least even if i keep my jpgs seperate from my psd, it's faster for people to navigate from a relevant project folder than a folder in a completely different project.

24 replies

Participating Frequently
January 29, 2013
Thanks, Jeffrey! Clearly I'm new to this forum... Now with +2 we're unstoppable 😉
Legend
January 29, 2013
Make sure you add your +1 vote to the topic.
Participating Frequently
January 29, 2013
I, too would like this feature. The current "last folder" behavior is useful about hanf the time, and the other half it is a nuisance. Ideally there could be two "save" buttons (one for each option; or current solution with added "save to original folder), or a radio button on the "save for web" pane allowing you to toggle this option.

Thanks!
Legend
October 17, 2012
Sounds like you want Save For Web to respect, or behave like Save As does, when the preference for File Handling>Save As to Original Folder is checked.