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Change default save location to computer in Photoshop

New Here ,
Jun 17, 2022 Jun 17, 2022

Moin moin,

seit neuestem fragt Photoshop mich jedesmal ob ich meine Daten in der Cloud speichern möchte,

möchte ich nicht, und ich möchte auch nicht jedesmal erneut gefragt werden. Kann man das deaktivieren, das Photoshop unbedingt in der Cloud speichern möchte?

Danke

 

 

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Adobe Employee , Jun 17, 2022 Jun 17, 2022

Hi there,

 

 

Thanks for reaching out. We understand your concern and are here to help.

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.

 

 

Thanks.

Ranjisha

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Adobe Employee ,
Jun 17, 2022 Jun 17, 2022

Hi there,

 

 

Thanks for reaching out. We understand your concern and are here to help.

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.

 

 

Thanks.

Ranjisha

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New Here ,
Jun 17, 2022 Jun 17, 2022

Hi Ranjisha,

Yes Perfect, it works, and as a plus I even found there the button : activate old "save as"...also perfect!

Thank you very much!

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Adobe Employee ,
Jun 17, 2022 Jun 17, 2022

Glad to know that it works! Feel free to reach out whenever needed. Thanks.

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New Here ,
Jun 13, 2024 Jun 13, 2024

Hello,

 

Photoshop v25.9.1 has removed this setting.  I can no longer configure Photoshop to save to my computer by default.  It tries to save to the cloud every time.  Extremely maddening.  I have deleted my entire preferences directory at C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024 and restarted Photoshop to no avail.  I have uninstalled Photoshop and reinstalled Photoshop with to no avail. 

 

Please advise how to configure Photoshop to default to my own computer.

 

Photoshop > Preferences > File Handling >

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Community Expert ,
Jun 13, 2024 Jun 13, 2024

That's odd. I've heard of this before, but resetting preferences always fixed it.

 

If you go to the Save As dialog, do you see a button at the bottom left, to save to disk? If so, click that and see if that kick-starts it back to correct behavior.

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Explorer ,
Mar 13, 2025 Mar 13, 2025
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Instead of a dropdown, there's a checkbox that says something like "Enable Legacy "Save As""

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New Here ,
Dec 15, 2022 Dec 15, 2022

Hi, I'm having the same problem and Ive seen this fix, but I do not have the 'Default File Location' option in the prefs??

Screenshot attached  - Any ideas?

 

Thanks

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Adobe Employee ,
Dec 15, 2022 Dec 15, 2022

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. Which version of Photoshop and operating system are you using?

With the latest version, you should get these options:

RanjishaSengupta_0-1671149028125.png

Will wait to hear from you soon.

 

Thanks,

Ranjisha

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New Here ,
Dec 16, 2022 Dec 16, 2022

Hi, just updated and have the option. Thanks.

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New Here ,
Dec 28, 2022 Dec 28, 2022

Hi,

I don't have this option (version 24.1.0).

Any suggestions?

Thx Christine

 

Hallo,

bei mir fehlt diese Option (Version 24.1.0)

Irgendwelche Vorschläge?

Danke sehr

Christine

 

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New Here ,
Jan 06, 2023 Jan 06, 2023

I have the same issue.   Photoshop 24.1.0,  Mac.   Looks the same as the screenshot that Christine provided - no  "Default File Location" option.

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 22, 2023 Jan 22, 2023

I also have this problem. 

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 22, 2023 Jan 22, 2023

More context: 24.1.0 - screenshot attached.

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Adobe Employee ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023

Hi there,

Thanks for sharing the issue. Please update Photoshop to 24.1.1, and let us know if the problem persists. 

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New Here ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023

YES!  That fixed it. Finally.  Thank you!

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New Here ,
Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023

I am in the latest version and this does not exist. 24.3 Really slowing me down... 

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New Here ,
Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023

I restarted Ps and it gave me the option. odd

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 26, 2023 Jul 26, 2023

Exactly the same for me with 24.6. The option wasn't there, and then after reading your comment I restarted, and suddenly the option was there. Odd, indeed. Thanks for the tip.

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Explorer ,
Jul 27, 2023 Jul 27, 2023

I am experienceing the same thing - it's driving me nuts!

There is no option in my preferences to change the location.

I have updated my PS and I'm on 24.7 but it has not changed, despite a restart.

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Is there a work around?

 

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 27, 2023 Jul 27, 2023

Weird. And it's just Photoshop you restarted, not the whole system, right? (Restarting just Photoshop was what worked for me.) It was driving me nuts, too. Good luck!

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Explorer ,
Jul 27, 2023 Jul 27, 2023

Well, it gets weirder - I went out. Came back a few hours later and turned on the computer, opened PS and guess what - the option has appeared!!!! Yay - so matter fixed, but that is very odd behaviour.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 28, 2023 Jul 28, 2023

That was going to be my next suggestion, actually. Congratulations!

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New Here ,
Jun 04, 2024 Jun 04, 2024

The default file location button option is no longer available @ Photoshop > Preferences > File Handling >

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 19, 2024 Aug 19, 2024

Yep, this feature is missing on version 25.7.0 for me. I've opened half a dozen RAW images, saved as .psd to a folder on my computer, and each and every time, it prompted me to save to cloud first. No option on that dialog box to default to saving locally, and no option in Settings > File Handling either! Very frustrating, Adobe! Very unecessary and annoying friction. Let. Us. Save. Locally. By. Default.

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