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hollvetica
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March 26, 2020
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[Other]-'Save As' is not saving the file to the most recent location in XD.

  • March 26, 2020
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Was hoping this would get fixed when they removed the useless 'copy' text from the save dialog, but here I am again. on windows, when choosing Save As, you are dumped into the folder of whatever the last item was that you saved of any project - NOT the most recent location of your file. Not sure about how adobe operates, but we like to practice good organization and version history, and having to navigate all the way back through folder to folder to save a file right next to the one i already have open sure is irritating. Please fix the dialog to open at the most recent location of the file im working on, not the location of the file i was working on two hours ago.

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Peter Villevoye
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Peter VillevoyeCommunity Expert
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March 27, 2020

Strange, I just tested it thoroughly in the 28.1.12.3 version of XD on Windows 10, and it worked as expected: a file saved in a certain local directory prompts to be saved in that same directory when using Save as. Even after using, Saving, and Saving as several other files in other directories, or importing files from other locations – that all didn't disturb the reference to the original location of any file. Maybe there's a Windows-related setting, somewhere ? (I'm not so familar with the quirks and tricks of Windows...)

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hollveticaAuthor
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March 27, 2020

I don't think it's a Windows setting since this doesn't happen in any other programs, only XD, and XD doesnt have settings. That said Photoshop had a similar issue with... If I'm remembering correctly... Export>save for web (I think?) Where it gave you a tiny window with horrible navigation that made you re locate your folders every time. I've used XD so exclusively the last couple years, my Photoshop is getting foggy haha.

 

I should also add that this works with normal predictive navigation on my MacBook. 

Peter Villevoye
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Peter VillevoyeCommunity Expert
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March 27, 2020

Okay, you're on it 🙂 And Harshika as well.
I'm glad she can fully reproduce the problem.

Fingers crossed...

HARSHIKA_VERMA
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HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity Manager
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March 27, 2020

Hi there,

 

Thank you for reaching out. I am able to reproduce the same at my end on my windows machine. I will share your feedback with the team and will get back to you with an update on it.

 

Thanks,

Harshika

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