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October 25, 2019
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Fixed: Photoshop 2020 File name bug when saving a replacement of an existing file

  • October 25, 2019
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Hej! The old photoshop behaviour used to be that when you save to overwrite an existing file it asks you to confirm that you want to replace it, you say yes, and the old file gets overwritten. In the latest version if you click "replace" it still does not replace the file, but adds "copy of" text at the end after the fact without any way to not do that. Please give us an option to have the old behaviour, or change it back to how it used to be by default.

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Participant
October 25, 2019

I contacted Adobe as well and they told me that I just need to wait for the next Photoshop update which should eliminate this issue.  Until then, we just have to deal with it I guess.  There was no timeframe as to when it will be fixed.

sevdestruct
Participating Frequently
October 31, 2019

Cannot deselect save as copy on jpgs, pngs—any output—even if electing to overwrite existing file (to be clear this is when the systems asks to overwrite the existing file and you select YES. It does not. Not at all. Not like it used to) creates a new file as copy regardless. In other words this is forcing Save as Copy. It cannot be deselected. This is a bug. Please fix. This has been causing extra work per file when saving output over previously Save As output (something we have all done for decades without issue until now).

 

OS: macOS Catalina

godzooky75
Participating Frequently
January 16, 2020

I found a similar thread here. https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/saving-as-copy-instead-of-overwriting/td-p/10691659#bodyDisplay_3d00be761e84e1

 

From your screenshot, you'll need to uncheck the "As a Copy" setting. 


That's the problem.  It's greyed-out.  You can't uncheck the box...

Known Participant
October 25, 2019
Known Participant
October 25, 2019

Great, thank you! 🙂

Known Participant
October 25, 2019

YES !  We have that same problem, my colleague and I.

Both Catalina and both with the latest CC updates.

I will report it as suggested below.

October 25, 2019

Hi

Not seeing the issue here with Photoshop 20.0.7 on Windows 10, save replaces the file as normal with the same name

Known Participant
October 25, 2019

Sorry I should have mentioned it is on OSX Catalina.

October 25, 2019

What version of Photoshop, version 20.0.7 update has a number of fixes, one of which was related to saving files on Catalina

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html