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carlart
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January 22, 2020
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How do I disable the Save As Copy box when saving as a PDF in Photoshop 2020?

  • January 22, 2020
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When saving a PDF from Photoshop CC 2020, the "Save a Copy" box is automatically checked off in the Save Window. Prior to CC 2020 I could save over an existing PDF file without generating a copy each time without the "Save a Copy" box being checked, how do I disable it?

 

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    Correct answer Sahil.Chawla

    Hi there,

    That does not sound good, could you please let us know the operating system you're working with?
    At my end I am ablt to check or uncheck the Save as a Copy box as shown below:


    Have you tried resetting the preferences of Photoshop and see if that helps? 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

     

    Note: Make sure that you back up all your custom presets, brushes & actions before restoring Photoshop's preferences. Migrate presets, actions, and settings


    Regards,
    Sahil

     

     

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    caits14186699
    Participating Frequently
    April 3, 2020

    I'm having this same problem on both MacOS 10.15 and Windows 10, with Photoshop CC updated to the latest on each.


    Steps to reproduce:

    1. Open a .jpg in Photoshop

    2. Make some changes

    3. Ctrl+Shift+S to "Save As..."

    4. Change file format from .jpg to .PDF

    5. The "As a Copy" box automatically checks itself

     

    What should happen:

    Steps 1-3...

    4. Change file format from .jpg to .PDF

    5. The "As a Copy" box remains unchecked unless I deliberately check it

     

    This is not the behavior someone expects when they use a "Save As" dialog. Normally when using a "Save As" dialog, the newly saved file becomes the active file. It is not saved as a copy, keeping the original document as the active file, permitting you to make changes to an original without realizing it. 

      CMD42187
      CMD42187
      Participating Frequently
      April 3, 2020

      Unfortunately, I am still having this issue as well. It continues to be a frustration. It should be a preference you can decide on when saving a PDF. Plus this is a new thing, in former versions of photoshop you had to check "Save as a Copy" when saving a PDF it was not prechecked for you!

      Sahil.Chawla
      Adobe Employee
      Sahil.ChawlaCorrect answer
      Adobe Employee
      January 22, 2020

      Hi there,

      That does not sound good, could you please let us know the operating system you're working with?
      At my end I am ablt to check or uncheck the Save as a Copy box as shown below:


      Have you tried resetting the preferences of Photoshop and see if that helps? 

      https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

       

      Note: Make sure that you back up all your custom presets, brushes & actions before restoring Photoshop's preferences. Migrate presets, actions, and settings


      Regards,
      Sahil

       

       

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      carlartAuthor
      Inspiring
      January 22, 2020

      Thank you for your quick reply. Following the info in your link, I created a default pref set and the problem seems to have gone away. Before this I kept unchecking the save as copy box in the PDF save window but it would keep resetting to checked.

      Carl

       

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      carlartAuthor
      Inspiring
      January 22, 2020

      BTW, I'm using Mac OS 10.15.2 Catalina

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