Can't save because of locked disk

[Saabirah37757134rx1e]

Hello, I am trying to save a 1000x1000 PSD with a dpi of 72 in making an album mock-up for an exercise for my Digital Raster Imaging course. I'm using a 16GB thumb drive as my targeted save location. It takes a while for the file to save and when it reaches 100% I get this message: 

I don't know if it is because the document is large but it's holding me from completing this simple exercise. I'm using Photoshop CC 2024 version 25.9.1 20240610.r.626 e3aae35 x64 on a HP Pavilion x360 with Windows 11 OS.

Thanks to whoever helps.

[D Fosse]

This looks like an enormous file if it displays almost full screen at 1%.

Have you accidentally set 1000 inches instead of 1000 pixels? What is the pixel size of this document?

[Ged_Traynor]

@D Fosse well spotted, missed that bit 👍

[davescm]

The pixel size is shown in the screenshot, at the bottom left. It is 72000 x 72000 pixels! That is 1000 inches by 1000 inches at 72ppi. Far too big for an album mock up.

Dave

[Saabirah37757134rx1e]

I'm following a tutorial that my professor instructed to watch for the exercise's sake. The person in the video had set theirs to inches. Let me try pixels instead. 

[Saabirah37757134rx1e · Accepted solution]

Switching to pixels worked. I don't know how the person in the tutorial can do an album mockup with a size that big.

[Ged_Traynor]

@Saabirah37757134rx1e "I'm using a 16GB thumb drive as my targeted save location" and there is the problem, always work from local storage and not removal media/network shares

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/photoshop/kb/networks-removable-media-photoshop.html

[D Fosse]

@Ged_Traynor  well spotted, missed that bit 👍

😄

[Saabirah37757134rx1e]

@Ged_Traynor my thumb drive isn't the problem. I've used removable media many times before with no problem.