Photoshop not releasing a folder after a save-as
Issue: Photoshop not releasing a folder after a save-as
Photoshop version: Adobe Photoshop Version: 27.8.0 20260610.r.13 4081857 x64 (final, Release)
OS and version: Windows 11 Pro, 23H2, 22631.3007
Issue: steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open any document
- do a Save-as
- close document
Expected result:
- Able to move containing colder after file closed
Actual result:
- Parent directory remains open
- Handle migrates between Photoshop.exe, node.exe, and Adobe Crash Processor
- Prevents moving completed job folders until Adobe eventually releases the handle
- Mostly releases the handle after next Save-as or Photoshop is closed unless Adobe Crash Processor takes the handle
- Killing Adobe Crash Processor sometimes moves the handle back to Photoshop
Extra info:
- Process Explorer and Handle64 confirm the handle is on the folder, not just the fine itself
- No third-party plug-ins required
- External NTFS 5400 RPM drive almost every time
- Occurs intermittently on internal M2 SSD
- No third-party plug-ins required
- Disabling plugins has no effect on the process
- External is also the scratch disk; however, changing this doesn't effect the result
My production workflow processes hundreds of image folders. After saving and closing a document, the completed folder is immediately moved to a 'done' folder. Photoshop's retained directory handle prevents this workflow.
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