Overwriting files without warning using "Save for Web"

To make filename safe for use on a web server within the context of HTML source, we are replacing few characters if present in filename. For example we are replacing space with - which means "This file.jpg" will get saved as "This-file.jpg" in "Save for web" option.

We can turn off filename changes by using following workaround:
Export >> Save For Web >> Save
Then in "Save Optimized As" Dialog
Go to Settings >> Select "others" in dropdown >> Unselect "Unix" option in filename Compatibility Section

This will disable filename editing.

Haha - that explains it. No worries 🙂

@davescm you're totally right,I agree 😉 Sorry, misread your post, thought you were listing advantages of Export As 😉

@MarekMularczyk Hi I am genuinely interested in why you disagree that Save for Web gives finer jpeg quality control control than Export As.

My point was that Save for Web gives finer control by having  a 101 point scale for quality (0-100) and therefore more steps available in arriving at a suitable file size vs quality decision. That is useful when you are required to hit a specific file size.
Export As gives only 7 discrete steps, and Save As 12.

Dave

@davescm  I agree with your points, except for the one about jpeg control....  😉

How is Export As giving us finer control over the jpeg file size? You only get a slider which goes from 1 to 7... 

@davescmI don't have access to Photoshop on Windows to test this bug, so it may be Mac-only.

@jonm14388976 This one warns that This-file will be replaced (I am using Windows 11, Mac may be different)

Dave

@MarekMularczyk Save for Web has a lot of functionality that has not been built into Export As,  including:

1. Fuller control over metadata

2. A properly color managed preview (very important if your original document is in a wider gamut color space)

3. Finer control over jpeg quality and hence file size for jpeg

4. Control over matting for PNG8 with transparency

5. Better control over GIF encoding

Export As showed promise but was never developed far enough for it to be a replacement for Save for Web. Which is why Save for Web is still there after all these years.

Dave