File saved from Photoshop appears on the desktop with a delay. (macbook pro)

Well, I still think it would be useful to know if this only affects the desktop, or other directories as well.

BTW - is it even still possible to keep the desktop on local disk, and not in the cloud? I'm on Windows, but it's a never-ending struggle to keep off the cloud.

This issue didn’t happen before the Tahoe (26) update — it started right after installing Tahoe.
Along with it, I’ve noticed about seven other problems, such as the Mail app receiving but not sending messages.
However, since the issue above severely disrupts my workflow, I’m mainly looking for a solution to that one.

Let me explain the process.
I’m working in Photoshop and using Save As (usually as TIFF) to save the file to the Desktop — not into any folder.
Then I switch to InDesign to place that file, but the file I just saved doesn’t appear.
I minimize InDesign to check the desktop, and the file isn’t visible there either.
So I either have to wait — sometimes more than 10 seconds — for it to appear on its own, or I restart Finder.
The moment I restart Finder, the TIFF file immediately appears on the desktop, and I can continue working.
This happens only on the desktop.
I experience this cycle quite often.
It’s not consistent — sometimes it works fine, and sometimes I get stuck in this loop.

Just the desktop, or folders on disk in general?

Thank you very much. I don’t use iCloud, Drive, Adobe Cloud, or any other cloud system — only the local storage on my device.

Are you syncing your desktop with iCloud?