"Could not save as 'filename' because of a program error." Won't allow me to save in ANY format!

Well all I did was open a old PSD file , move some of the projects have done into the old PSD file you just opened then save.

Simply change the output Folder it worked for me. it cured if there is no enough space on disk or drive.

Hello! I've discovered how to fix this issue!

The problem is with just one or a couple layers. In my case problem layer got a mask.

1) First, you have to find layer with the problem. Merge some layers and try to "save as..." another psd. If it doesn't work try to merge another group of layers. After each attempt you need to "cmd+z". So, your document will be on final stage of your work any time. Finally, you find a problem layer (group of layers) and your document can be saved. Good!

2) Then open new document with the same preferences (size, ratio, etc). In my case I changed "bit depth" to 16 bit instead of 8 bit (didn't pay attention). But I think it doesn't matter.

3) Copy problem layers from your document to the New and delete them from your working psd. Save both documents like "document-part-1.psd" and "document-part-2.psd" (any name). Close all and restart Photoshop.

4) Open both documents and copy problem layers back to the right place. Save your document with original name.

5) PROFIT

Someone here reminded me to start another file and drag layers into file - close old file without saving and save new file as old name Yay! It worked. Good luck to everyone else tat has to start over...

Try to merge all layer into 1 layer then copy it after that turn on some programs can display image then paste it into that programs finally save it . Done

I had the same issue and was able to resolve it by saving as a photoshop pdf - which of course allows you to preserve photoshop editing capabilities

I ran across this problem using photoshop cc 2015 ( i can't upgrade to the latest due to other stupid cc desktop errors but that's another story)

With this partocular file i had this error last week, i tried force quiting to see if the recovered file had my work but it recovered an earlier version which wasn't helpful.

This time, i tried saving as a bunch of different formats without luck.

I ended up duplicating layers to a new document and trying to save that AND IT WORKED!

Here's another approach - the amount of work I lost by not being able to save was not as great as the others.

I identified the problem as only ONE file among the few I was working with did NOT want to be saved by Photoshop

in any format.

Photoshop closed.

I went back to explorer to the offending file and selected "Open with" and instead of photoshop, I selected PAINT.

I opened it in Paint and saved the file as a PNG file.

THIS saved file could be opened in Photoshop, edited in any way, and saved in ANY Photoshop format

Just create a new document, move all the layers to the new file and save it.

How is it 2017 and this is still a thing?? I can't seem to find a solution for this. I've tried turning off the generator plugin. It will just not save in a pdf format. UGH. Little things like this are so frustrating. Hours of work for no results! Has anyone found a solution?