Error "could not save as because write access was not granted" in Photoshop 2020 and macOS Catalina

[DavidO$]

When I try to save an image in Photoshop I get a message

Could not save as “IMG_9257.tif” because write access was not granted.

I also get "file could not be written" when I try to save in Lightroom Classic

Can any body help me I am running the very latest Catalina update on a Mac and the latest update of Photoshop.

[davemagneto]

I had this problem on my new MacBook Pro supplied September 2021 and running Big Sur with Photoshop 2021. I RESOLVED IT! I'd been trying to 'save as' by directly picking the hard drive as a location, and got the message described by everyone here.
Instead, I now choose to save it to Pictures in a new folder and it works fine. I have also saved to a folder on Desktop. So these files are on my MacBook hard drive and work super fast, it's simply that they're in a sub-folder. As long as you remember the location it's simple to bring them up in Photoshop and resave as required. Hope this helps others.

[Hannah0D4B]

Thank you! Great help 😊

[Randy25366292vbt2]

Thank you saving to pictures worked , but I have to many pictures to save all on computer. 

But I can now save my work Thanks again.

Randy

[art rags]

thank you that worked

[Ethan5E98]

thank you! worked

[GregAnderson]

If that can help... I work on photoshop 23.4.1. None of the advices worked for me (full disk access, reset preferences...), until I stop the deskop folder backup I had with dropbox ! It works like a charm now.

[Prashant27400098msnw]

same problem here fed up

[KimberlyPek]

Having same issue, but with Surface Pro - Windows 11. Any help here? 😞

[jont21097457]

Ive updated my mac to Ventura 13.0 and my CC to 2023 and now I cannot save any edited images as write access is denied, Ive treid the suggestions regarding disk access and it still doesnt work. I currenty cannot edit and save any images 

[Rodrigo Roveri]

I'm going nuts with this issue of PS 2023 running on macos ventura Version 13.0.1

It's impossible Save for Web even full disk acess turned on. I've removed and reinstalled PS and still not working.