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andream96858366
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How to instantly switch to the newly saved file, after saving as?

  • June 7, 2018
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I'd like to change a setting for the "Save as" command that's really slowing down my workflow.

What I'd like to happen is that, when I save "X.psd" as "X - copy.psd" (for example), Photoshop instantly switches the file I'm working on to "X - copy.psd." What happens now is that, after I save as "X - copy.psd," Photoshop still keeps me working on "X.psd." That means I have to close the current file and open the one I just saved, which turns into a huge slowdown if I have to work with a lot of files in one session.

I'd love to know if there's any way to change this. Thanks for any help!

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    Correct answer Bojan Živković11378569

    I am testing and on Win 10 with the latest version of Photoshop and everything works as expected and as you have described in the first sentence.

    I have saved test.psd and without any changes after saving the new file as test 2 .psd Photoshop is switching to that file, so I am working with test 2.psd.

    If you want in contrary to save the new file (x -copy) and to continue to work on existing (x.psd) then you can use Image > Duplicate to save duplicated file with new name and to close it what can be automated using action to quickly get the job done.

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    Bojan Živković11378569
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    Bojan Živković11378569Community ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 7, 2018

    I am testing and on Win 10 with the latest version of Photoshop and everything works as expected and as you have described in the first sentence.

    I have saved test.psd and without any changes after saving the new file as test 2 .psd Photoshop is switching to that file, so I am working with test 2.psd.

    If you want in contrary to save the new file (x -copy) and to continue to work on existing (x.psd) then you can use Image > Duplicate to save duplicated file with new name and to close it what can be automated using action to quickly get the job done.

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    andream96858366Author
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    June 7, 2018

    Thanks, Bojan. I'm using Photoshop CC 2018 on Win 10, too, and I just tested this after reading your post -- apparently, it's down to whether or not you use a keyboard shortcut, for some reason. When I "Save as" with a keyboard shortcut, I get the behavior I described, but when I do it through the File menu, I get the behavior you described (and that I want). Really, really weird.

    I guess I'm going to save through the file menu as a temporary workaround, but it would be great if this was fixed so that you get the same behavior whether you use a shortcut or not. Do you think I should report this as a bug?

      Bojan Živković11378569
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      Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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      June 7, 2018

      No, it is not bug in Photoshop, just tested. Everything works fine for me when using keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S.

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      June 7, 2018

      Don't save a copy. When you save a copy that's exactly what we expect to happen.

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      andream96858366Author
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      June 7, 2018

      Test Screen Name  This was both inaccurate and unhelpful. I've been using Photoshop CS6 previously, and the "Save as" behavior was exactly what I said I want it to be, in my first post, so I expected the command to behave the same way in Photoshop CC 2018.

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