P: Starting in v 23.1.1 - keeps nagging me to save to Creative Cloud

[Destination Unknown]

I've been paying for / using Photoshop for many years (since way back to version 3 in 1996).

I don't use the Creative Cloud for saving files, and don't want to.

However, starting with version 23.1.1 whenever I create new file from an image I've copied to the PC's clipboard and then paste it into the blank PSD and Save, it now prompts me to save the file to the Creative Cloud.

The first time it popped-up (today) I made sure to put a check mark in the "Dont Show Again" box and chose "Save to your computer".

Yet it's still popping-up the "Save to Creative Cloud" prompt every time and still forcing me to make the extra step of choosing "On your computer" , every time. (Screenshot attached).

This is insanely annoying.

At first I thought hmmm... OK maybe just a glitch, so I shut down PhotoShop and restarted my PC. Problem still happens. I can't seem to find any way to change it in the settings.

Has anyone else encountering this bug? Know of a solution?

Many thanks for any input!

[Andreas24552994txt1]

I absolutely I agree. I find this move by Adobe nothing short of disgusting. To leave this setting out is deliberate. It's a cheap ploy to make the user (even more) dependent. 

[Nancy OShea]

Nobody here is stifling anyone from leaving feedback.  Quite the opposite. 

Just keep in mind that we are Adobe's guests, they foot the bills for this support community.  Likewise, they can shut it down if they choose to. 

Say what you have to say.  Keep it on topic. And be respectful.  

[IanBrettCooper]

"Nobody here is stifling anyone from leaving feedback."

LOL! Of course they are! People have even been told to stop using Photoshop!!!

There's none so blind as those who refuse to see.

[Nancy OShea]

"LOL! Of course they are! People have even been told to stop using Photoshop!!!"

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😕  It never happened.  Not in 5 pages of posts since 2019, I checked.

[I think it's fair to say that this topic has run its course.  Nothing more can come from this that hasn't been said already.  I'm locking this to further posts.  If a forum moderator sees any reason for unlocking it, you know where to reach me.]

[UKWoodgnome]

I swear to god they do this to encourage you into buying more cloud storage! Thanks to the poster who flagged up being able to change it in preferences, it too was driving me mad!

[D Fosse]

There is a current bug that causes this to come up. It's not supposed to and it's not intended.

If the suggestions here don't work, post in the "bugs" subsection.

[Lumigraphics]

The default setting to turn off cloud saves is there, its just not working. I have been saving files all day and just now, what popped up?

 

[Janet245967731ere]

An update on photoshop now means save to creative cloud comes up as the first option EVERYTIME I want to save a new design file adding an extra process when all I want to do is save to my works online system. Many of my colleagues agree that this feature is irritating and often causes the dreaded rainbow wheel to pop up. 

Any help with how to get rid of this option would be greatly appreciated. I work in the creative industry where we are constantly having to save mutliple files and myslef and my team all really dislike this feature.

Thanks,

Frustrated designer.

[Sameer K]

Hi Janet,

Thanks for reaching out. We are sorry for the trouble with Photoshop. We are here to help.

This updated experience is now in version 23.3 & above.

Try this and let us know if it helps. 

Go to Photoshop > Preferences > File Handling > Default File Location > Set to 'On your computer' and restart Photoshop.

Check this discussion thread to learn more: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-starting-in-v-23-1-1-keeps-nagging-me-to-s...

Thanks!

Sameer K

[gener7]

Indeed it has, Thank you. It's just going to take a while to get the word out.

[Sameer K]

Hi everyone, thanks for reaching out. This experience is updated now in version 23.4 & above.

Go to Photoshop > Preferences > File Handling > Default File Location > Set to 'On your computer' and restart Photoshop.

To update Photoshop to 23.4, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Photoshop. More detailed instructions for updating

Thanks!

Sameer K

[pslane1]

Yes, I was having the same problem.  Thanks for showing how to fix it!

[przone]

We know how to work - we are not idiots.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR [cursing removed] HANDS OFF OUR FILING.
If we wanted to use cloud - then we would use cloud.
Why annoy the VAST MAJORITY of your audience - just because you think you can squeeze another $5 a month out of people?

[przone]

"They foot the bills"... Really Nancy?   I think not.  
"They could shut down community support"...  Sure, and end up with ACTUAL support calls that they would need to employ ACTUAL support personnel for.
This is a cost-offset Nancy... please don't forget that.

[Mz Creative]

I think (at least for me) you missed the mark on this.

I prefer saving my files to the cloud. However since it's a subscription service it's obvious I give up control over my files by doing so.

IMO this should be the resolution.

1. Allow us to save BOTH to the cloud and locally, syncing the files. it doesn't make sense to have to choose one or the other

2. I can live with managing my own files locally, like I've done since I first used Adobe decades ago, but what I dislike greatly is the "AUTO SAVE". Am I th only person that uses Creative Cloud that own a cat? they have a tendency to intentionally smash all the buttons on the keyboard, including making all kinds of  changes to a file that aren't easily figured out so 'undoing' them isn't 'just that easy'. I  just can see who in their right mind would want to automatically save their progress without confirming it. 

Bums me out to be honest. Hated it when office 365 started doing it, but at least with that suite it's possible to disable the auto save.

Can't we get the best of both worlds instead of half?

[whcressall]

Audrey, thank you for the detailed reply. I agree this works but the option has since been changed again and the default now seems to be reset with some updates. I have set this default three times now. Could Adobe perhaps make local storage option a macro setting in our user profiles? I will keep setting this default to "local" and honestly it's a minor inconvenience but life dictates that minor inconveniences always seem to come during crushing deadlines.

[jane-e]

@whcressall 

Could Adobe perhaps make local storage option a macro setting in our user profiles?

Hi

You can start a new thread and tag it as an "Idea" if you want the engineers to consider it.

One thing you can do right now is to make a copy of your Preferences files when it is good. Give it a slightly different name, such as change the extension to ".backup" or whatever. Then when needed, delete the preferences file and rename your backup.

When you delete the Preferences file, PS will create a new one with the system defaults. When you restore a good backup, it will use that.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

~ Jane

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

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@whcressall – Could Adobe perhaps make local storage option a macro setting in our user profiles?

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You can create your own action or script to set your preferences or other settings how you wish. In an action, you need to first set the preference to be opposite of how you wish, then when you record the action it will record the change from the unwanted setting to the wanted setting. Then you can use Script Events Manager to automatically run the action or script whenever Photoshop is run.

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2021/10/photoshop-script-events-manager.html?m=1

[sinonA]

Good Job Audrey!

[jonjon.eiko]

Yeah, it's annoying that we have to go into preferences and specifically indicate that we don't want to be annoyed. Just don't annoy us.

[cyclopsdx]

Just had the unpleasant experience of encountering this when I updated to the latest version and had the privilege of having to scour the forums to find the solution. That wasted 15 minutes of my workin day, thank you. Adobe - why could it not be the other way around, where the default when you first save is to offer your computer and then suggest Cloud? Why are you constantly imposing your own idea of how YOU think we should manage our workflow onto our desktops?

[Jhassell]

Cloud saves should not be the default!!!!  This is terrible I should not be getting this still. I should not have to change my settings with every edition.  You are pushing me off adobe very quickly.  You are no longer the only game in town.  I have no reason to cloud save I do not want to cloud save.  Stop resetting mt settings.

[Digital-Mirrors]

It was nice to finally see that option in Photoshop. Now, please add this Illustrator where this is also a problem.

I assume this is an issue on all your programs so even nicer would be an option within the Creative Cloud app to just set this for all your apps. 

[kit Kerner]

I too have that same issue and just lost my patience and 'sucked it up'. Thanks to the answers, I made the changes and now feel a little better. I still have some huge issues and fast discovering it isn't (maybe) not Adobe, but me. The chip, the processor isn't good enough anymore. The application keeps crashing and even though tec support reinstalled the previous version, now that is crashing. Today I am not a happy camper, but one day I'll be flying with the birds again, but when?

[jane-e]

@Digital-Mirrors 

Now, please add this Illustrator where this is also a problem."

It's best to ask Illustrator questions in the Illustrator forum. Here's the link"

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/ct-p/ct-illustrator

Jane