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karanchawla
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March 13, 2018
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Photoshop prompts for Save As instead of saving the file as it is.

  • March 13, 2018
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Hello there

I am using 19.1.2 release Adobe Photoshop on Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D102).

From last 3 updates, Photoshop has been constantly playing up with saving files. Sometimes, it saves no information and all of a sudden the file becomes zero bytes.

My main issue now is, every time I hit CMD + S for the already saved file, it brings up a dialog box prompting to File save as... It is pretty annoying since I am used to saving files every minute or so.

Is there anything I need to do manually to fix this issue? Please help.

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Try saving the PSD to the local hard drive and make some changes and hit CMD + S

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Owner of Useless Info
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November 16, 2022

Only recently did I encounter this problem after getting a new work system. Now that I have had some time to tinker around with the program, I found the settings I needed to change in order for me to disable the default file location, and not have to save my file and the changes made thereafter, as a copy. 

From the toolbar, I clicked Edit > Preferences > File handling. In the File Saving Options section, for the Default File Location, I selected On your computer from the drop-down. I then placed a check in the Enable legacy "Save as" box, and in the Do not append "copy" to filename when saving a copy boxes. You will get a warning message letting you know that if you remove the "Copy" function, you may overwrite a previous project. If you know the risks, click OK in the warning box, then OK to save all of your changes. From that point, you should be able to save your files without having to see the "Save as a copy" option. 

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andreasg88661206
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October 31, 2019

My solution:

I was having the same problem while accessing files from our local NAS via AFP protocol under Mac OS Mojave. After switching to the SMB File Transfer Protocol I was able to save the files without prompt like before. Not sure what is causing the issue since we always using AFP and the prompt-issue appeared from one day to the other. 

 

So my guess is it's rather a macOS file accessing issue, than a real photoshop issue. Maybe this will help some of you guys. Cheers. 

michaelm56780091
michaelm56780091
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August 12, 2019

Check to see if your file is locked. Unlocking the file fixed this issue for me.

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August 6, 2019

Unfortunately, multiple people with entirely different problems have now joined this thread. Mr. Rubber is opening JPEGs, in which case this is normal, expected and desirable. Others are opening PSD files, for which this isn't normal, and still others aren't clear which...

Rubber Johnny
Rubber Johnny
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August 5, 2019

What [cursing removed] ADOBE??????  I'm having this problem, too. 
Every time I click SAVE, it brings up the dialogue box for "SAVE AS". 
I'm working on a flat JPG...and the file is on my local hdd...but when I click save, it brings up the "Save As" box, and it's default is a .PSD....so I have to manually change it back to JPG. [ removed]

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August 6, 2019

Nancy OShea, your post seems to be empty – was that symbolic or the result of a mis-click?

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artistix_n
Participating Frequently
April 28, 2019

I am having this same issue but not using Lightroom so that is not the problem.

I cleared preferences, but it did not resolve it. As with many here I am used to regularly pressing CMD save. It always pops up as "Save As". Frustrating.

Kris Hunt
Kris Hunt
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April 19, 2019

I've had this problem off and on as well, since installing Mojave.

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    GLGracey
    Known Participant
    November 26, 2018

    Am having this problem, as well. I just spoke to Adobe customer service, who said that clicking on "Edit Original" in Lightroom dialogue box tells Photoshop to find the original wherever it is on the computer. Thus, when you save it in Photoshop, the image isn't saved in Lightroom. Hence, the "save as" prompt. He demonstrated that if you select "Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments," the image will be saved to Lightroom. Indeed, he is correct. He further  assured me that this has been the procedure going back at least two years. This is not my experience, however. All my teachers and online tutors use "Edit Original," which were then saved in Photoshop and Lightroom. At least now I can do my work by selecting first option, "Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments," but will explore this further. Here in the forum, I have not seen anyone solve the issue in this manner.

    Angus_Hume
    Angus_Hume
    Participating Frequently
    August 3, 2018

    I'm seeing the same issue but only seems quite recent. Saving to internal drive. I saved same file to external and it worked as expected.

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    BriGuyAG
    Known Participant
    August 2, 2018

    I have this issue, too. I only save locally to my MacBook Pro's hard drive. Let's say I start with a JPG, then I add a layer and make some edits. I do a "Save As" to save the file as a new .psd file. Then I make some other revisions and hit Cmd-S to do a regular save over the current .psd file. It brings up the "Save As" dialog again... The *next* time I do a regular save, however, it tends to work. I don't know why it takes an extra step, though...

    Been happening for quite some time now.

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