P: Cannot save because the document is bigger than 2 gigabytes

Report · May 13, 2014

I have a fairly small psd file (1920x1080) containing just a couple of layers (25) mostly embedded linked psd files (small - between 70kb and 400kb each).

Now Photoshop (CC latest fwiw) sais, it can't save the document because it's bigger than 2 gigabytes. The document info sais Doc: 7,91M/50,9M...

Now what?

iMac 24GB RAM, Mavericks (latest), PS CC (latest)

Report · Mar 03, 2020

I had this happen with a file that was 1920 x 1090 (72dpi), was 2 layers large (both populated using the Fill tool) and it did not allow me to save the image at any point. It's clearly a bug.

Report · Dec 10, 2020

I had the same issue with a small 11x17 inch scan I had stitched together. Turned out it was a shape layer that I had accidentally increased in size ( it was just a line) and it was extending beyond the canvas. Once I removed it the file size went from over 2 gig to 7mb