Save stuck on 0%. HELP! [2019]

This just happened to me and I found out it was because I had moved the file location while my PSD was open and unsaved. When I went to save it, it couldn't find where the file was supposed to be so it generated the error. You'll have to make sure to save and close your PSD before moving or renaming the file in your Finder.

Found a workaround, ableit an annoying one, for this issue.

Had a file stuck at save 0%, while the project was still open, I converted all layers to a smart object, waited for it to compile, then double-clicked said smart object, opening a new window with all the unsaved layers, saved that as a .PSD not the native .PSB, force quit, then restart. Luckily this worked for me and all my layers were still editable and unrastered the only downside is that it cropped the file to my largest out of frame image, so some canvas reformatting had to be done. Hope this helps.

Im having a similar problem now.

But a SOLUTION i found was when I opened my PSD file (double-clicking from Finder) it opened a new project in Photoshop without my changes. I was able to duplicate the changes I made on my old PSD and copy it to the new PSD, and save it. Though I didnt make any filename changes to the PSD file, it opened as a new project on PS.

Has Adobe replied at all?? It's now August 7th and it seems people (like myself) are still having issues since this original post last November.

I'm in Mojave, Photoshop 21.2.1, and using an external drive (getting "Saving 0%" status). 

I found a tiny workaround. I am still working on Mojave V 10.14.6. Since I always use artboards in photoshop, I was able to export the artboard as follows: File>Export>Artboards to Files. This is a pretty crappy way to have to work through a problem. If I didn't find this loophole I would have lost a day worth of work. Hopefully, this will be addressed and patched. 

I had this problem as well! The only solution for me was to uninstall and reinstall. Once I did that it worked like a charm.  I tried scratch disks, external HD, saving in multiple formats and nothing worked. It doesn't solve the issue of losing some of your progress, but I was able to finally save it.

Hi guys, I was suffering from the same problem. 

It's not an exact solution, but it would be helpful for someone who is about to lose the file. 

 *It works when you can still use all the functions of Photoshop but it just says the evil 'saving ... 0%' (and can't save other things)

1. select all the layers in your project 

2. Layer > Duplicate layers 

3. Destination > Document > New 

4. put a new name on the Name tab

5. you will get a new project which has the same layers

6. Save it

It saved my work and I hope it will work for you too. 

I'm still getting this issue, used to get it when using network drives, but now i'm getting it on my local drive.
it used to happen a lot when my laptop would sleep and i'd try saving after it woke up again.
Running Windows 10,  Photoshop 21.0.3, saving to a local drive.

I am experiencing the same with version 21.0.2, today for the first time (Mac OS Catalina 10.15.5).
Since I couldn't use the save-as function, I tried the Export > Artboards to files. That worked well as a by-pass to save the complete layer structure. When I re-opened Photoshop, it started with a recovered version of the original file, but it did not include the last 40 minutes of my work. Luckily, the Export did go well.

Had this issue for many months. My co-workers who updated to the same Photoshop version had no issue. I'm on a PC and the IT team tried different things in order to help and nothing worked, including re-creating my computer user in our company. As a last resolrt they wiped out a fifferent computer and gave it to me instead of the one I had, although they are both the same computer version/has same processor etc. I haven't had an issue since.

Terrible experience and a terrible solution, but I finally don't have to deal with it.