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joelshoemaker
joelshoemaker
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December 21, 2021
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Forced Save a Copy in Photoshop

  • December 21, 2021
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Could an Adobe Photoshop rep please let me know the thought process here?

Why the forced "Save a Copy" feature in the Photoshop save as dialog box? I am uncertain why it was implemented that you need to click an extra button every time you want to save a non-layered file, but the fact that it automatically tacks on "copy" at the end of the file name causing me to have to remove it every single time I wish to save a jpg is aggravating.

 

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Correct answer jane-e

Hi @joelshoemaker 

 

The change was implemented because Apple made changes caused a bug and forced Photoshop to adapt.

https://petapixel.com/2021/05/18/photoshops-save-as-function-has-changed-on-mac-heres-why/ 

 

Have you reverted to the previous behavior in Preferences > File Handling > File Saving Options?

  • Enable Legacy Save As
  • Do not append Copy to filename


Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-images.html  

~ Jane

 

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 21, 2021

Hi @joelshoemaker 

 

The change was implemented because Apple made changes caused a bug and forced Photoshop to adapt.

https://petapixel.com/2021/05/18/photoshops-save-as-function-has-changed-on-mac-heres-why/ 

 

Have you reverted to the previous behavior in Preferences > File Handling > File Saving Options?

  • Enable Legacy Save As
  • Do not append Copy to filename


Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-images.html  

~ Jane

 

    joelshoemaker
    joelshoemakerAuthor
    Participant
    December 21, 2021

    I had not. Thank you for your assistance! Still slightly aggravating that it was chosen to make this the default, but I suppose functioning saves are better than buggy saves. 

      L
      Lumigraphics
      Legend
      December 21, 2021

      Its the default because we would be snowed under with complaints about people saving over their files. We already see that with how saving to pdf works. Save should be bulletproof even if its more work.

      D Fosse
      Community Expert
      D FosseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 21, 2021

      Look in Preferences. There's a checkbox to remove "copy".

       

      There's also a checkbox to revert entirely to the old behavior as it was ever since CS5, when direct save to jpeg was first introduced.

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