Why not image when saving to desktop?

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January 25, 2026
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When I save to the desktop sometimes it shows the photo image but most of the time I get the broken image thingy! Using PS26 on windows 11PS question.jpg

Windows

D Fosse

Community Expert

This is handled by the operating system, not Photoshop. Are your file associations set correctly - i.e., do jpegs open directly into Photoshop when you double-click from Windows Explorer/desktop? Is your Windows user account an administrator account, or a limited user account - and are all these permissions set correctly in Windows?

davescm

Community Expert

What format(s) are you saving in?
TIFF, jpeg etc are supported by built in codecs in Windows so will show a thumbnail. PSD and PSB are not directly supported in Windows and to show an image thumbnail you will need to install a suitable codec.

Dave

tagra912Author

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I am saving as jpegs.

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