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iheartpowerpoint
iheartpowerpoint
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May 23, 2024
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How do I stop Adobe saving to creative cloud on my iPad?

How to stop Adobe saving my photoshop and illustrator files to creative cloud? It's taking me weeks to download everything onto my MacBook. [cursing removed]. Help!

jane-e
jane-eCorrect answer
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May 23, 2024

 

@iheartpowerpoint 

Files from Photoshop and Illustrator for iPad are automatically saved to the Cloud and that can't be turned off. You can Export to another location (in addition to the Cloud document. Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/photoshop-ipad-faq.html#turn-off-cloud-sync

 

I've moved your post from Creative Cloud Desktop to the Photoshop forum for you.

 

Jane

 

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kena38091671
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September 21, 2025

I agree this is lame!!! There's no reason this should be 'automatic' and we should definitley have the option to disable it! I actually am anti cloud for so many reasons but #1 being that it slows down my workflow by tons. Please fix this!!!

 

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    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 23, 2024

     

    @iheartpowerpoint 

    Files from Photoshop and Illustrator for iPad are automatically saved to the Cloud and that can't be turned off. You can Export to another location (in addition to the Cloud document. Details here:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/photoshop-ipad-faq.html#turn-off-cloud-sync

     

    I've moved your post from Creative Cloud Desktop to the Photoshop forum for you.

     

    Jane

     

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    tomw91190698
    tomw91190698
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    September 24, 2025

    This is madness, and disappointing. I have no wish to use Adobe's substandard cloud storage because, honestly, it's been a confusing mess for years and there are much better options. All the other major providers like OneDrive, Dropbox, Google, iCloud etc have settled on a similar way they work (i.e. a set of online folders that exists as an separate option to using your local file system). I'll choose if I want to save files there thank you very much.

    This workflow is just pushing me away from using Photoshop on the iPad.
    It's a similar mess with the whole Lightroom ecosystem.

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