Smart objects psb files, where are they and where did they go

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May 31, 2020
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For the last 4 years at around this time, I build two monthy desk top calendars to print and sell for the next year. I use smart objects for each month and when I work on the next year, copy the file, ie., May 2020 and rename it May 2021, then I go into the smart object for that file and change the days to match the new year. It seems that every year when I open the smart object the format changes slighly (wants me to update) which is really annoying. So this year I innitiated a quest to figure out what was going on which ultimately led me to make this post. I figured out that the smart object for each month created a psb file that I saved every year, yet I cannot find any evidence of them anywhere on my Mac. I know they are hidden files, and I have searched the hidden realms as well. If I go to the old calendars open up the smart object I see the psb file name but it is not on my computer. What happened to them? Does Adobe/Photoshop wipe out the psb files when it upgrades the program? How can I preserve their format for next year?

Earl

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c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Just to make sure: You are talking about embedded SO and not linked SO?

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Your description regarding the changing format is not particularly useful, you may want to be way more specific.

Embedded newly created Photoshop Smart Objects (so not placed ai, pdf, svg, tif, jpg etc.) are stored as pdb within the containing document.

When they are opened they are stored temporarily. (edited) Sorry, I was mistaken and you work on Mac, too …

Those files should get removed when quitting Photoshop.

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ERobicheauxAuthor

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You are right. Never knew this. I closed down PS and turned my computer off and back on and the psb files I created were no longer there which makes me even more confused. One of trhe newly created psb files that I linked to in a .psd file no longer contained the smart object

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Here is my example of how the formating changes. I don't understand why as the font and size remain the same before and after but every year I go though this.....It's less work and less money to stay within PS thanks to Adobe's subscriptions: The changes are subtle, but the sizing on the dates is smaller (not very visible) which makes me change the font size and the spacing gets thrown off a little on "Sam" (Sunday)