Save As isn't saving to Original folder even after resetting default preferences

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July 9, 2022
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Hi, (Windows user)

I open an image in LR, edit it in PS and then go to Save As and it resorts to the previous's image folder, not the current original folder of the image I am working on. This has been occuring for months. I reset all default preferences in PS because was told my preferences might be corrupt. That didn't work.

I have legacy save as checked and save as to original folder checked.

It does resort to original folder when I open the image in Bridge if it is already labeled a PSD file. So is it a LR issue or a PS issue?

Please help me, this extremely time consuming when working off different drives and folders.

Windows

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Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

If you 'Open' the image from Lightroom-Classic, you must ALWAYS only use [SAVE] for the new Ps image to return to Lightroom in the same folder as the 'original'

If you use [Save As], then Lightroom plays no part of the 'save' and you must state the folder destination, otherwise TBMK Ps uses the last used [Save As] folder.

EDIT IN PHOTOSHOP ROUNDTRIP

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

Gixxxa75

Inspiring

From the page you linked too

"Technically, you can use the File > Save As command to rename the file, but it’s important that you don’t change the file’s location. If you do, Lightroom won’t be able to find it."

That reads like it was being directed to the original folder at the time that web page was written.

Gixxxa75

Inspiring

I get the same behaviour, if I just close the window it saves it to the correct folder though and shows up in lightroom.

I also have legacy save as checked and save as to original folder checked in preferances.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Have you looked at Lr to see if there is a setting there?

Gixxxa75

Inspiring

Cant see any settings in lightroom that relate to this. Just seems to affect files opened via "edit in photoshop" from lightroom. Files opened directly from windows explorer "save as" to the original folder.

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