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PaulaArtist2
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September 13, 2021
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[How To] Save work locally / work offline

  • September 13, 2021
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After enjoying Adobe Photoshop Sketch for many years I congratulate you on the new and improved Adobe Fresco app BUT I will refuse to embrace it as it forces me to PAY for cloud storage which I neither want nor need for my art projects. I am perfectly capable of exporting my projects to my other devices and platforms myself and do not want them to synch OR would select that as an OPTION if I so desired. I will not be using Fresco as long as we can't choose to save locally ONLY. I will continue to use Adobe Sketch as long as I can and will move to Procreate entirely when I can no longer access Adobe Sketch. Procreate does not hold me hostage. I would gladly PAY for Adobe Fresco instead of having it free if I could select to save locally ONLY. I know I am not alone in this request for this feature.

 

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    Correct answer Anshul_Saini

    Hi @acopsone,

     

    We are sorry for the trouble. I am afraid it is not possible as the Fresco app is a cloud-based app. In order for it to work, creative cloud storage is required. However, there is a workaround.
    You may export the finished or old projects that are no longer required, export them as PSD, and save them locally. Now, you can delete the PSD exported project from Fresco to make more space in the Creative cloud.

     

    These PSD files can be imported again in Fresco, and they will be editable.

     

    I hope this helps!

     

    Thanks,

    Anshul Saini

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    Ansonii0
    New Participant
    June 11, 2025

    I tried doing 1, ONE, animation in fresco and the storage was full after that, yea I had a few drawing but those didn't even take up 500mb. I downloaded all my files from fresco and stop using it. I'd rather pay a SINGLE FEE, (NO A SUBSCRIPTION ADOBE) for an app and use save all my files locally than have a few app I need to pay for storage for.

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    Jn__
    New Participant
    October 16, 2024

    I also use Procreate for this very reason. Affinity Designer is another great option you should check out.

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    m21827932uwhm
    Participating Frequently
    February 23, 2022

    Same problem. I have deleted many files that I wouldn't normally.

    I understand about working offline - but in this case it clogs up my iPad space. Is there a way to transfer the projects onto an external hard drive and then come back to them (by loading them back into Fresco), if necessary?

    acopsone
    acopsone
    New Participant
    December 14, 2022

    It could be so easy! And Adobe knows this. I tried Fresco a long time ago and didn't like it, and I didn't like the mobile Photoshop Version. Actually the announcement of the "real" Photoshop on an Ipad was the reason why I bought me an Ipad pro in 2018. Fresco and Ipad-PS were crap and I kept waiting for a good Adobe-Drawing/Editing app coming out...and kept waiting and waiting.., In the meantime worked with Procreate, Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer (great apps btw.). Now in 2022 I gave Fresco a second chance...and I liked it! I liked it that much that I maybe would stop using Procreate...If I wasn't forced by adobe to save all my files in the cloud, althoug I have 100 gb of cloud storage. This is driving me crazy!

      Anshul_Saini
      Community Manager
      Anshul_SainiCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
      Community Manager
      January 6, 2023

      Hi @acopsone,

       

      We are sorry for the trouble. I am afraid it is not possible as the Fresco app is a cloud-based app. In order for it to work, creative cloud storage is required. However, there is a workaround.
      You may export the finished or old projects that are no longer required, export them as PSD, and save them locally. Now, you can delete the PSD exported project from Fresco to make more space in the Creative cloud.

       

      These PSD files can be imported again in Fresco, and they will be editable.

       

      I hope this helps!

       

      Thanks,

      Anshul Saini

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      Michael22758207so65
      New Participant
      January 21, 2022

      Couldnt agree more. once you hit the 2gb limit you are taken hostage in order to continue using the app... unless you fork out cash for storage which I already have plenty elsewhere. I am very frustrated with this. very very frustrated.

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        Megan29732359wdbi
        New Participant
        May 4, 2023

        Worse still, try to download the files from Creative Cloud.  Adobe only provides downloading one file at a time.  You can't select a folder to download for example or even multiple files in that folder.  I don't know their reasoning but the jaded part of me feels like they don't want to support that feature to make it harder to move off their service.  We accidently opened to Adobe accounts and when we discovered the problem we had cloud files under both.  Should have been a simple process to download and upload the files to transfer them and close one of the accounts.  Adobe said they would do the transfer...2 days later still waiting for that to happen.  I'm sorry now that we've gone the Fresco route for our projects and thinking seriously of moving to another tool before we become even more of a hostage to Adobe.

          Michael J. Hoffman
          Michael J. Hoffman
          Community Expert
          September 18, 2021

          I think the "Make available offline" option mentioned above by @Sjaani will indeed cause the file to be stored locally, but I am quite sure the file will always be stored in the cloud using Fresco - that's just the way it works. If you pick up Fresco on another device, or open it on the desktop, all your work will be there waiting for you.

           

          I don't see any risk of being held "hostage." Your work is available offline if you want it, and even if you lose your device, you are free to download on another device at any time. This basic cloud backup is built into the program and doesn't require you to purchase extra cloud storage above what is provided by default along with the app subscription.

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          Michael22758207so65
          New Participant
          January 21, 2022

          The issue is that even if you chose "make available offline" you will still run into storage issues eventually and then you wont be able to use the app without a cloud storage plan... that is where the hostage taking begins.

          This is a huge problem for me as well as I have reached my 2gb limit and now am faced with deleting files or purchasing cloud space from Adobe as I have no other recourse.

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            vladsportraits
            New Participant
            December 6, 2022

            simplei fixed  from firewall i bloked the connection from internet for all adobe yoks

            Sjaani
            Sjaani
            Community Expert
            September 15, 2021

            On the Home screen of Fresco if you tap on the three dots you can choose 'Make available offline'.
            This to me means that the file will not go to the cloud.

            Try that out and see if it serves your purpose.

             

            Oh and the forums are mostly responded to by other users so we're here to help with the app, we can't get Adobe to change anything. Best way to do that would be to post a message on UserVoice page which you can access through the Help > Suggest a Feature section of App settings.

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