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July 11, 2023
Question

Help needed with Export As function

  • July 11, 2023
  • 4 replies
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Hi there,

 

We frequently upload and export images to our e-commerce website, and we use a specific naming convention for our products, such as "J.1.MJ0565-1," which includes multiple dots.

 

When I attempt to use the Export As function, it duplicates the entire name every time. However, my colleague encounters a different problem (see attached screenshots) where they have to manually copy and paste repeatedly, resulting in inefficiency.

 

We have compared our settings, but we haven't been able to identify the source of the issue. Could you possibly assist us?

 

Thank you!

4 replies

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 1, 2026

Edit: I didn’t see the reply from ​@Kevin Stohlmeyer 

As an aside, it's never a good idea to have multiple periods in the filename as this is used to distinguish the file extension and some software isn't smart enough to only look at the characters after the last period. 

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 1, 2026

@anhducworking2609 seems to be a macOS issue, as I could not replicate it on Windows with Photoshop 27.8

Participant
July 1, 2026

I'm using Adobe Photoshop 27.8.0 Release on macOS, and I found what appears to be an inconsistency in the Export As filename handling.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a new Photoshop document.
  2. Save the document as 1. Topbanner.psd.
  3. Go to File → Export → Export As...
  4. Export as PNG or JPEG.

Expected result

The exported filename should be:

1. Topbanner.png

Actual result

The exported filename becomes:

1.png

Everything after the first period (.) is removed.

Additional observation

If I create an Artboard with the exact same name:

1. Topbanner

and export it using Export As, Photoshop correctly exports:

1. Topbanner.png

This suggests that Document Export As and Artboard Export As use different filename parsing logic.

Environment

  • Photoshop 27.8.0 Release
  • macOS
  • Reproducible every time
  • Happens with both PNG and JPEG exports

Workflow impact

Many designers organize PSD files using numbered filenames such as:

  • 1. Hero Banner.psd
  • 2. Facebook Post.psd
  • 3. Story.psd

With the current behavior, the exported files become:

  • 1.png
  • 2.png
  • 3.png

instead of preserving the descriptive filenames.

Could you please confirm whether this is an intended behavior or a regression? If it is a bug, I would appreciate it if it could be forwarded to the Photoshop engineering team for review.

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 11, 2023

@shiralee.munro normally periods in file names are a recipe for disaster. Operating Systems (Mac or Windows) read that as a terminator normally found at the end of a file name with the file extension proceeding it. It's a good way to corrupt files.

Participant
July 12, 2023

@Kevin Stohlmeyer Yes, thank you we're aware, but it doesn't explain why it's working on all of our laptops except his. 

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 13, 2023

What are the Photoshop- and OS-versions on the various computers?