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Andres270219342wvr
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December 2, 2023
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Photoshop not overwriting files when saving

  • December 2, 2023
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I just updated PS to its last version (25.2.0) and my files are not overwriting when I hit save. For instance, if my file is fileX.psd and I work on it and save (not “save as”) it will duplicate the file as fileX2.psd. 

It's been happening the same with the last version of Illustrator but since I don't use it that much it didn't bother me.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

I use MacOS Monterey

Thank you.

 

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    NB, colourmanagement
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    NB, colourmanagementCommunity Expert
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    December 5, 2023

    Perhaps try checking 'Enable legacy Save As' in file handling Preferences

     

     

    does it make any difference?

     

    I hope this helps
    neil barstow, colourmanagement net - adobe forum volunteer - co-author: 'getting colour right'
    google me "neil barstow colourmanagement" for lots of free articles on colour management

     

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      December 3, 2023

      Could you post a screen-recording that illusttrates the issue? (Or screenshots?)

      Are you working »locally« or across a network? 

      Could you make sure that File > Save carries the shortcut in the menu? 

       

      What have you done for all-purpose trouble-shooting so far?
      Restoring Preferences after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved might be a good starting point:
      https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html
      https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/basic-trouble-shooting-steps.html
      https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html

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      Andres270219342wvrAuthor
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      December 4, 2023

      Thank you, I've done all that and nothing seems to work. I'm working locally.

      And it gets worse: the new files seem to pile up opened somewhere in the background, so eventually it runs out of memory and the document can't be saved anymore because of the "scratch disks are full".

      I believe it's a bug. I went back to the previous version and works perfectly.

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      December 4, 2023

      That I cannot reproduce the issue does not prove it’s not a bug (Photoshop 25.2.0 on MacOS 14.1.1), but if it is a bug I would expect some other users to be affected (roughly those with the same combination of Photoshop versions, OS version, certain driver versions, hardware, …). 

      Maybe some others will raise the problem, too. 

       

      As for »somewhere in the background«: Did you search your HD? 

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