Change default save location to computer in Photoshop

[davidwanEe]

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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[Ranjisha Sengupta · Accepted solution]

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

[davidwanEe]

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!

[Ranjisha Sengupta]

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

[JaeWalker]

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 >

[D Fosse]

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.

[S.Tyrone_Perry]

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

[Adrian244266891jka]

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

[Ranjisha Sengupta]

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:

Will wait to hear from you soon.

Thanks,

Ranjisha

[Adrian244266891jka]

Hi, just updated and have the option. Thanks.

[Chrissie Creative]

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

[David Ryer]

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

[Goboy_Prime]

I also have this problem. 

[Goboy_Prime]

More context: 24.1.0 - screenshot attached.

[Ranjisha Sengupta]

Hi there,

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

[Hector2446154952t2]

YES!  That fixed it. Finally.  Thank you!

[MrTraxler]

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

[MrTraxler]

I restarted Ps and it gave me the option. odd

[BKF11215]

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.

[zelnat06]

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.

Is there a work around?

[BKF11215]

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!

[zelnat06]

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.

[BKF11215]

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

[Raeford0101]

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

[defaultovpgm6w21r7j]

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.