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Hawkeye69
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Sep 11, 2026 4:52 PM UTC
Question

27.10 has serious issues with saving files.

27.10 is slow saving files: 1) Super slow (20 seconds to save a 4K resolution .JPG file.) 2) Erroneous warnings that the file has been updated (it's hasn't) before saving. 3) PS seemingly locking up when saving. Reverting to the prior version of PS (27.9.1) cleared up all the issues. OneDrive being enabled or disabled didn't make a difference.

Open and edit any PS .PSD or JPG file. Try to save it. Wait and wait and wait.

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    Participating Frequently
    Oct 15, 2026 7:03 PM UTC

    ​@Sameer K 

    Sorry for the late reply—I was on vacation for a while.

    I had already uploaded a few videos, but I’ve since deleted them from Dropbox. 

    Even after the latest update, the problem persists, so I’m going to switch back to the old version because it’s just getting annoying and is taking up an incredible amount of my time during image editing.

    The issue mainly occurs with TIF and PSD files, e.g., a 707 MB TIF file.

    Everything runs locally; nothing is stored on external media. The source file is located on the same SSD as Photoshop.

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    Participating Frequently
    Sep 23, 2026 11:51 AM UTC

    ​@Derek Cross For sure, all prefernces are resettings and 64 GB RAM.

     

    ​@D Fosse Saving directly to the internal/local drive. No network connection, no external drive. 

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    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Sep 24, 2026 10:37 AM UTC

    Hey All! Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll need more info to help you figure this out. 


    Please share a video or screenshot of the issue. If you're working in Photoshop on a desktop, provide the system info from Photoshop Help > System info > Copy and paste into a text document > Upload and attach here.


    Does this happen with specific documents? What is the general size of PSD/PSBs files you work with, and where are the source files stored? Have you tried moving a few documents to the internal drive and opening them from it?

    Working through a network, or an external drive, is unpredictable & is not recommended. Head here to learn more: https://adobe.ly/3A2G2zK



    Thanks!
    Sameer K
    (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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    Participant
    Sep 18, 2026 11:18 PM UTC

    Same problem here. I’ve also noticed that photoshop crushes the blacks, when looking at the same file in Capture One, and in Affinity Photo, both of them do not do this. It’s crazy that a free software performs better than Photoshop. Regardless, the file saving issue is problematic because the file saving issue holds up the computer for a long time. I’m on an M4 Mac mini. In addition, then saving .PSB files, it tends to do less of this. I haven’t tried it with saving in Photoshop format, I always work with .tiff files. 

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    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 14, 2026 1:33 PM UTC

    Also, what kind of drive are you saving to?

    Saving directly to an external drive, or over a network connection, is unsupported, and with so many uncontrollable factors that it can break in any update, anywhere in the chain. Saving directly to external storage works until it doesn’t.

    Always save to local drive, then copy over.

     

     

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    Participating Frequently
    Sep 14, 2026 11:51 AM UTC

    I'm having exactly the same problems with the same version. Rolling back to 27.9 solved the problem. 
    File: TIFF + JPG
    RAM 64 GB 
    Resettings the prefernces: Yes, but it didn't work
    Downgrading to 27.9.1 solves the problem

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    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 11, 2026 4:58 PM UTC

    How much RAM and spare hard disk capacity do you have?

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    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 11, 2026 4:57 PM UTC

    Have you tried resetting the preferences?

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