Save stuck on 0%. HELP! [2019]

@tiktokhay It has been a very frustrating 2021. I can't leave for 2 minutes without PS getting stuck on saving 0%. Have you found a fix? I have wiped my iMac and finally did a fresh install of Moterey & PS 23.0.2 and it is still happening. Wonder if it is something wrong with my iMac? (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)

Note Saving 0% on the file name & bottom left corner. 😭

I have this problem usually when I've renamed a root folder containing the file I'm working on in my External drive or One drive synced online folder. 

My work around is to create a new document of the same size, then highlight and duplicate all of your layers to the new file and save it under a new name. You should be able to save this file even whilst the other file is frozen on '0% saving'. I then have to force quit photoshop to get it to close, BUT, I don't lose my edited file!

Saw this trick on another forum and it saved me many 'hair pulling' moments.

Hope that helps

I just copied it to a new document and saved that.....P

Finally the saving works after i uninstalled (22.4.4) and installed the previous version (22.4.3). 

Hi all,

We're sorry for the save stuck issue. Could you please update Photoshop to the 22.4.2 version via the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop app and check if that helps to resolve the problem?

For more info related to updating Creative Cloud apps, see this: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

Thanks,

Mohit

I am having the same problem running Photoshop 22.4.1, with "Save As Copy" getting stuck at 0% forever, I am running on a fast laptop, saving the file to a local SSD. After a day it is still stuck at 0% and if I try a new save I am told to wait for the first save to finish. The problem is reproducible.

The saving grace (forgive the pun) for me is that Photoshop is still usable and "export" works OK, even while it is busy working forever on the "Save As Copy".

Hi all,

We're sorry for the stuck issue. Could you please update Photoshop to the 22.4 version via the Creative Cloud Desktop app and check if that helps to resolve the save stuck issue. To know how to update, check out the following link: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

Let us know if that helps.

Thanks,

Mohit

Here's a solution!!

drag and drop all of your layers into a new canvas with the same dimensions and save that. Hope that works for other people!

Same issue!

Version 22.3.0

I keep having to force quit and although my works gets recovered, if I try to save it it freezes again. So I am only able to send my cliet screen shots. This error is insane....I can't quit my file b/c i'll lose all my work/layers and I can't save my work beacuse Photoshop freezes everytime...i've tried at least 6 times! Please help!!!

How is this issue still there???

I keep losing my progress now and then. I am on windows and using internal ssd.

Ridiculous!!!