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greg_0062
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October 17, 2023
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Adobe Save for Web error

  • October 17, 2023
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I have been experiencing this error for a while now. When trying to save for web it stops working and gives the warning "Save for web error" "Could not complete this operation. A writer permissions error has occured."
Everytme I tried the different solutions found online and they worked just fine but not this time. Everything was fine yesterday but today it just does not want to write this file. 
I have tried the following:

1) reset preferences

2) update photoshop

3) Restart photoshop

4) Restart system

5) Give photoshop a complete write access to the disk

6) Checking that file and image sizes are the same

7) Trying different formats

 

I am on Photoshop 25.0, please help. 

    Correct answer christinef71940645

    I've got a work around, I run photoshop v25.9 and it's not fixed.

     

    Click on the 'preview optimized image in web browser' (bottom left or your 'save for web') it'll open up a new browser window and it's created the gif. Then drag and drop on to your desktop to send or save where ever it needs to be.

     

    15 replies

    Raymonnnd
    Raymonnnd
    Participant
    March 10, 2026

    Hi, I ran into the same “Save for Web – A write permissions error has occurred” issue on Photoshop 2026 on a MacBook M4 with OneDrive (managed work device).

    After some testing I noticed:

    • Preview inside Save for Web worked and opened the exported image in the browser

    • File → Export → Export As… worked normally

    This suggested Photoshop could export to a temporary location, but failed during the final save step via the macOS file dialog.

    Resetting Photoshop caches, preferences and macOS folder permissions fixed it for me.

    I posted the full solution and explanation here:

    https://community.adobe.com/questions-712/save-for-web-a-write-permissions-error-has-occurred-after-updating-ventura-photoshop-v24-5-1167823?tid=1167823&fid=712#post7515082 

    Hopefully this helps others running into the same issue.

    — Raymond Schweers Frontend / UX / Visual Design, Exploring the space between code and craft.
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    gavin_2389
    Participant
    September 25, 2025

    Hi, I have been having the same issues and have been through the same troubleshooting steps. I managed to save a png version by going to File>Export>Export As... which will get the images to save. Hope that works. 


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    Abdarahim28115916p91h
    Participant
    October 29, 2025

    Adobe, do you plan on fixing this issue?
    It’s really frustrating to have to rely on workarounds for such a basic feature like “Save for Web.”

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    carl_hugo_2076
    Participant
    April 8, 2025

    Still having this problem in 2025 even though I did everything that was suggested. Please fix Adobe, it's getting annoying! 

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      Hannah33526079ne26
      Participant
      January 9, 2025

      Hi, 

       

      I know I'm a bit late to this but I kept getting this on my new work laptop (last week) and thought if other people are still having this issue my fix might be helpful to some. 

       

      I had an export action on my old laptop (MAC) which I moved across, you may have one already if you've been able to export previously or a colleague who has one you can upload to your machine. Running this action fixed the issue, I'm not sure how but I can now run the save for web export. 

      Hope this helps anyone else! 

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      N374913096c82
      Participant
      December 15, 2024

      I have also tried everything and have the latest version of Photoshop running on a new MacBook. Apparently the issue somehow has something to do with the DropBox backup of Desktop and Documents Folder. I tried to disable the backup but that means all my backups will be deleted from DropBox which is not ideal. I tried christinef71940645 workaround and for me that seems to be the only way I can save an animated gif!

      davidr54254430
      davidr54254430
      Participant
      March 24, 2025

      I had a / (forward slash) in the name of my slice. As soon as I removed it I was able to Save.

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      mai368585905jxp
      Participant
      December 8, 2024

      I am on Photoshop 26.1.0 and this happens to me every week. I've tried everything you listed too. The only solution that works for me is resetting preferences... and I have to do this once a week. It's annoying as I'll loose my preferences.
      Preferences > General  > Rest Preferences On Quit

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      noeli_2489
      Participant
      September 19, 2024

      Hola! tenía el mismo error, y se solucionó deseactivando la "Metadata" -  tienen que estar en "None".

       

      Espero te sirva!

        bert_bulder
        bert_bulder
        Participant
        October 1, 2024

        Hi, I tried the "no metadata" suggestion.
        But I still get the "Could not write the file".

        Photoshop 25.12.0, MacBook Pro M3Pro, Debian 12 file server.

        bert_bulder
        bert_bulder
        Participant
        October 1, 2024

        I found out what my specific problem was.

        I had disabled in the smb.conf Samba configuration file the creation of those very annoying ._ files.

        That is (for some inexplicable reason) why Photoshop refused to save Save-For-Web files. All else worked like "Save" and "Save as" and "Save as Copy". Just "Save for Web" seemed to have a problem with the "Veto ._*" files.

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        Mike38954722inqb
        Participant
        August 2, 2024

        I have the same issue. Running PS 25.11.0 on Sonoma 14.5

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        Mike38954722inqb
        Participant
        August 2, 2024

        I can make optimized JPGs with Export As... Maybe that finally killed the legacy?

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        christinef71940645Correct answer
        Participant
        May 23, 2024

        I've got a work around, I run photoshop v25.9 and it's not fixed.

         

        Click on the 'preview optimized image in web browser' (bottom left or your 'save for web') it'll open up a new browser window and it's created the gif. Then drag and drop on to your desktop to send or save where ever it needs to be.

         

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          GeorgeKargo
          Participant
          May 28, 2024

          This workaround works to save the image as well.  I had to default to "Export As" which allowed me to change the file type and dimensions.  I wasn't able to do an action and batch my process though.  Adobe please fix!  Thanks

          I am on mac Sonoma 14.5
          Photoshop 25.9.0

            veroniquet22924970
            veroniquet22924970
            Participant
            January 27, 2026

            Thank you so much! Still isn’t fix in 2026 version but somehow this works.

            Ares Hovhannesyan
            Community Expert
            Ares HovhannesyanCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            March 7, 2024

            Did you try a new update version? 

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            greg_0062Author
            Participant
            May 2, 2024

            Hello, I got some feedback from Adobe and unfortunately the only answer they had was to update the version to the latest but here is the catch: my computer is too old for the newest version so I got to roll back to an older version. So yeah, their answer was basically: change your computer... And of course I still have to pay for the updates I cannot use! 

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            w.v81505897
            Participant
            May 7, 2024

            I have the same issue, and I have the newest version of all the software, so that is not the cause. Also with me this is a problem that keeps occurring. And now I even can't record the save as to an action.

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