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I wanted to have a play with a previously good image to try a few new things. Unfortunately there appears to be some sort of 'auto save' option turned on and it ruined my file. So, a couple of questions;
(I've learnt the hard way but I guess this shows you should always, always do a Save As if you are going to play with an image.)
@leep40312335 wrote:
Unfortunately there appears to be some sort of 'auto save' option turned on and it ruined my file.
Hi Leep,
You didn't say, but any chance you are working with a Cloud document (.psdc)? That's the only place I know that has auto-save when you properly close a file, and no, it cannot be turned off for .psdc files.
If it is a .psdc file, you might be able to retrieve a previous version.
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/manage-cloud-documents-photoshop.html
Jane
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I can't even imagine what you mean! I can't see how Auto Save could alter the image Can you post a screenshot?
-Edit- Ok I now see that mybe you meant it Auto-Saved a version you weren't happy with?
Anyway I guess you can disable it by going Edit>Preferences>File Handling and unchecking all the "Save" options, but I do not recommend this. You can lose work if you don't have this backup.
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@Leslie Moak Murray wrote:
Anyway you can disable it by going Edit>Preferences>File Handling and checking "Never Save" but I do not recommend this.
Hi Leslie,
I think the "Never Save" is a dropdown for "Image Previews" and only applies to the small previews that display the file. Saving the Preview makes the file a bit larger, which is of concern for web graphics, whereas not saving it makes it hard to identify your file.
Jane
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Aha! Thank you! I'll edit my response. I guess he can still uncheck all the "Save" options tho?
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The 4th option "Automatically save recovery information" is only in the event of a crash.
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/file-recovery-photoshop.html
Jane
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More than once I've been glad I specified saving!
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I'm like you, Leslie, I save, save, save, and also save as!
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@leep40312335 wrote:
I wanted to have a play with a previously good image to try a few new things. Unfortunately there appears to be some sort of 'auto save' option turned on and it ruined my file. So, a couple of questions;
- Is there any way I can get back to a previous (good) version of the file?
If you have not yet closed the file, you should be able to back up using the History Panel.
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@leep40312335 wrote:
Unfortunately there appears to be some sort of 'auto save' option turned on and it ruined my file.
Hi Leep,
You didn't say, but any chance you are working with a Cloud document (.psdc)? That's the only place I know that has auto-save when you properly close a file, and no, it cannot be turned off for .psdc files.
If it is a .psdc file, you might be able to retrieve a previous version.
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/manage-cloud-documents-photoshop.html
Jane
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Thanks everyone, your replies are much appreciated.
Ultimately it was my own fault and now I know the behaviour, I will be using Save As a lot more often!