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

Sorry you had to start over.
This has happened to me several times with files of different sizes.
I think the common issue was that I previously cancelled a save.

Regardless of the cause, the solution is simple:

Turn off visibility for all of the layers. Save.
That's it! Good luck next time.

Hey, I'm on CC and what worked is

1, create a totally new document with the same size as the "not saveable"

2, (i saved it to be sure I can save on disc, maybe this isn't needed)

3, Drag all layers to that and save is working

Cheers

Tamas

Looks like it is indeed due to one layer (usually adjustment layers for me) and the only thing which works is figuring out which layer is the culprit and then creating a new one to replace it and deleting the bad one.  Then you can save with no problems. 

Just had this same problem...turns out it may have stemmed from working on the original file in CS6, then on CC, then when I opened it in CS6 and worked on it again, got the error message. It seems to have been fixed when I finally tried a "Save As...", turned off the Layers checkbox, and dialog told me I would have to save a copy (kept it in psd format). Opened the saved copy, did another "Save As..." before doing any work on the new version of the file, renamed it, and so far so good....

Hi,

I had the same problem, a large document with many layers.

My solution was to make a new document - with another name. Select all the layers of your document (with the bug) and drag an drop it in the new document. You can work again now in the new document.

I just encountered this for the first time, today. I found that converting the color depth to RGB/16 allowed me to save. I then reverted to RGB/8 and save worked again – no problem.

I was getting the, "Could not save as 'filename' because of a program error," message in Photoshop CC 2014 and I tried much of what's mentioned here, but with no luck at all. I didn't want to close Photoshop for fear of losing the progress altogether.

What ended up working for me was to simply resize the image in question (Image > Image Size). All it needed was a subtle adjustment (let's say from 3000px width to 2998px width).

I didn't extensively test this solution, but it did work for me the first time I tried.

Hope that helps!

Hi, to fix this issue disable the autosave option.

Edit/Preferences/File Handling

Image Previews: Never Save

File Extension: Use Lower Case

Save As to Original Folder (unchecked)

Save in background (unchecked)

Just had this exact problem... fixed it by deleting an invisible layer.

I just trouble shot this issue on PS CS6 on PC, Ended up using the image processor under File>Scripts>Image Processor to create a TIFF in the same file location and it recreated the file perfectly, just as good as saving. Thank god for that too, it would have sucked to recreate the file after all the edits I've put into it.

Hope this helps a few frustrated designers out and saves some work!