Save-As fails with "file in use" - Wrong

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December 22, 2021
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I've used this for years, always worked until recently.

"Save-as"

Change name by appending to existing name (both Tif, or Tif to Jpg).

On saving I get the attached message intermittently. Could not save...file already in use or left open".

File is not in use as it is a new name, nor is it in use by another app (same reason).["Crop 11x17" was added to name]

After failure another attempt gives "file exists..." it has written a zero length file with the correct (appended) name. I can overwrite this file.

I tried turning background save off (as suggested elseweher), same thing happens (and wastes time...).

PS 23.1, Win 10 21H2

Richard

Windows

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Derek Cross

Community Expert

Use Save a Copy -- the change was introduced to prevent people overwriting images, but you can change back to the previous method in Photoshop preferences.

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richard james vicAuthor

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Sorry, the message is false!

Since I changed the name the file does NOT exist and is not open in another app.

It also appears to be intermittent.

The previous save to a different name has completed before saving again.

Already set to use Legacy Save-as and don't append copy.

Save a copy does not change the name of the open file. This means I have to repeat all the changes as a I save multiple versions.

Richard

Derek Cross

Community Expert

I'm not entirley clear what your issue is with name chnages, but this excellent YouTube video explains the difference between the various ways of saving and exporting files:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CS_oieQL7c&t=14s

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