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courtneys95419822
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October 24, 2019
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Saving as Copy instead of Overwriting: PS 2020 with macOS Catalina [locked]

  • October 24, 2019
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Having an issue with the new update. Finally, I am seeing my extension name update when a new one is selected in the save as dialog box... however I am still having an issue with saving over original files. If I make changes to a file then try to save over the .png file it keeps saving as filename-copy.png. I am not able to unselect the "Save as a copy" box. Anyone else?

 

 

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    Correct answer jane-e

    Contacted Adobe support — said that it's a known issue and pointed me here:
    Photoshop: Saving copy not saving over jpg file

    Maybe it's more useful to write there?


    This bug introduced by Apple with macOS Catalina has been resolved with 22.4.

    ~Jane

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    gsnook
    Participant
    May 20, 2020

    I don't, unfortunately, have a solution for JPG files, but this bug also happens when trying to overwrite TIFF files on Catalina through Save As. I've found a fix for that: In the Save As dialog, after you choose TIF from the drop down, DON'T uncheck the Layers box. Instead, just click SAVE and when the TIFF OPTIONS box appears, select "Discard Layers and Save a Copy" from the Layer Compression section. This will successfully overwrite a previous TIFF file of the same name and give you a flat TIFF file with no "Copy" added. 

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      wetzel
      Participant
      May 13, 2020

      Very long time user and I am having a related problem. I work on a regular .psd file and save periodically as I go. It seems to accumulate a series of numbered copies of the file in the original folder. filename 1.psd, filename 2.psd, filename 3.psd, etc. instead of simply saving over the old version.  I'm using iCloud for cloud storage instead of the creative cloud if that helps. Why is this happening? Is this the same problem people are describing in this thread? It seems related. Maddening.

      briann1991
      briann1991
      Participant
      April 26, 2020

      The only way i found to overwrite a JPEG is to assign your "Quick Export as JPG" in your preferences.
      It works perfectly that way and save me a lot of precious time.


      This manipulation reinforce the issue we are facing. When it comes to "save as" selecting "jpeg' format your file will automatically be saved as a copy. However if you do the same manipulation via "quick export" (or even "Save for Web"), the overwriting is made.

       

      I wish this incoherence will be solved as soon as possible in order to save time to everyone.

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        jk6994776
        Known Participant
        April 16, 2020

        Why hasn't there been a fix yet Adobe???

          Osiyo1
          Osiyo1
          Participating Frequently
          April 18, 2020

          Because it's Adobe! and there products suck! i even you freeware because it works better!

          PECourtejoie
          Community Expert
          PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          April 19, 2020

          JK, did you update to 20.0.7 or 21.1.2?
          File naming options don't work correctly in the Save As dialog

          Osiyo, I understand frustration, but using insults might not be the most constructive way to express it...

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          carolannefreeling
          Known Participant
          April 15, 2020

          there is nothing on the feedback.photoshop website, except of bunch of people desperately waiting for solution

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          joshsteimle
          Participant
          April 9, 2020

          Obviously a bug. Patiently waiting for a solution...for now.

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          carolannefreeling
          Known Participant
          April 8, 2020

          does anyone know is there an available version of Photoshop we can get back to, without this annoying bug?
          I am kind of lost here, because I switched from windows to macOS, so I am not sure exactly when this started to happen with mac

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            lawrencew17278551
            Participant
            April 7, 2020

            It's just unacceptable that Adobe still hasn't fixed this. The last version of their software is ripe with bugs, and small useless changes that have the only effect of annoying/disrupting longtime professional users. I wish I could just ditch PS2020 and reinstall 2019. I also think it's appalling that nobody from Adobe has chimed in on this thread and let us all know what the heck is going on, and why aren't they fixing it.

              calm_determination0D44
              calm_determination0D44
              Inspiring
              April 7, 2020

              It's a shame that Adobe still hasn't fixed this. The work around is very annoying.

                Leslie Moak Murray
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                Leslie Moak MurrayCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                March 23, 2020

                Someone said in another thread that the save/as function has been supplanted by Export/As.

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                Mystical_observer16B7
                Participating Frequently
                March 23, 2020

                That would be (kind of) alright if Export/As had the full range of file options, but it's only limited to JPGs, PNGs, SVGs, and GIF files. It's useless if when trying to overwrite a TIFF, PDF, or any other file format. Save As has always been a quick and easy way to update and replace files of any type, and I think the aim is for it to continue being that. I don't think this loss of functionality is an intended 'upgrade,' this is a bug that Adobe needs to address. 

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