P: Photoshop 22.4 - Missing Save as formats from the menu

[Samuel5DFB]

I just updated to the mentioned version and the formats dropdown list only shows 3 formats: Photoshop (*.PSD;*.PDD;*.PSDT), *.PSB and TIFF (*.TIF;*.TIFF).

[CMD42187]

That doesn't explain why the folder location doesn't remain though, that was the most time consuming part for me. I want to save the new file in the same location as the file I was editting.

[jane-e]

Hi @CMD42187 

If you want to leave a message for Adobe, you can do that here where the developers will see it:
https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/save-as-formats-have-disappeared-photoshop-22... 

~ Jane

[Haluki]

Save as formats gone! painful to use copy as dialog... just added layer of work for me.

I downgraded back to earlier version life is better.

Please give us incremental numbering saving option. 

[DaveJCummings]

There's a similar discussion here https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/p-save-as-formats-have-disappeared-photoshop-22-4/td-p/1203...

[Karla5C68]

I am working on the posts of my work in PS, I just update today, but I can't save in JPG or PNG format, and I have to save on that formats

[Ged_Traynor]

Hi

Adobe have change how the Save As function works in version 22.4, so assuming you're on that version take a look here.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new/2021-4.html

[DaveNeta]

I could not be more frustrated. Adobe released a new version of Photoshop, and it will no longer save as PDF. I'm in the middle of a major publishing job. What am I supposed to do?

Adobe didn't even give us a warning or a choice. VERY bad!

[Sahil.Chawla]

Hi there,

This is not a bug in the application, it’s a new workflow for saving files through Photoshop designed by the developers. You may share your feedback here directly with our product team here: https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/save-as-formats-have-disappeared-photoshop-22... 

You may also check more information about what's new in the latest update of Photoshop here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new/2021-4.html 

Regards,
Sahil

[geigreg]

Ditto. It can't be a major programming challenge to be able to save out to
any file format without a "copy" appended in the dialogue.

[geigreg]

We should be able to save to any format without "copy" appended to the filename. Basic.

[D Fosse]

What's "basic" here is that you cannot save data to a format that doesn't support it. 16 bit and layered files cannot be saved to jpeg/png/pdf etc, without first making a flattened 8 bit copy.

Either way, the jpeg/png/pdf etc will be a copy, and it always was. Adobe just came up with a clever scheme to make a copy that didn't appear to be a copy. This was a workaround. It was introduced in Photoshop CS5 in 2010, as a "convenience" feature.

This changed with MacOS Catalina, in which it was no longer possible to pass a copy off as an original file. The operating system didn't allow it, and flagged the copy for what it was.

In other words, the Photoshop workaround from 2010 didn't work anymore. This was a fait accompli. Adobe didn't change it, they responded to a change that had already happened.

[nikon-lynn]

Just got off of a call with an Adobe person and they suggested using Export.  I did, and it has solved 95% of my issues with this.  Hopefully Adobe will still make some changes, but for right now I am OK.

[Jerj]

Wow thank God I ran into this thread. I've also had trouble saving in any other format and I was getting frustrated. I saw that "Save a Copy" was a new button but I didn't click it because it's not intuitive. I wish they clear that up. Or at least announce it more explicitly. Thank you to peeps who answered this!

[davescm]

It's in the release announcement


https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new.html


Dave

[kellyw56709958]

Yesterday i could save as PDF and now i can't - is this a bug or was it done on purpose?

[davescm]

Since 22.4, if your file contains items that are not supported in your required format (e.g. layers or 16 bits/channel or hidden pixels etc) then the file format is moved to the Save a Copy command. This was driven by changes in the Mac Operating System, although the changes are applied to both Mac and Windows versions to keep them aligned.
In the case of PDF it will appear in Save a Copy as the dialogues that follow allow elements of the file to be lost (e.g. downsampling or not keeping editability)

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new.html


Dave

[c.pfaffenbichler]

How often do you estimate you have posted that information in the last couple of days? 

[davescm]

A lot - thank heavens for Macros 🙂

Dave

[aldoc6251153]

I converted all assets and layers in my file to 32 bit and I still cannot save as (both through the drawdown menu and keyboard) and still nothing happens

[c.pfaffenbichler]

File > Save a Copy 

Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible? 

[kellyw56709958]

Ok so I selected save as copy and pdf became available.  This is different than before the update but at least i can do it.

[scottf21443183]

I just wish Adobe would quite trying to fix what is not broken to start with. Now I must constatly click into file save as name and delete the '.copy' before hitting save. Sorry, this is a PIA, not a fix to any problem. For the bone heads out there who cannot understand how to save their work, maybe you could create a video tutorial or something else without messing up the workflow users have grown used to.

[davescm]

The change was made to overcome a well reported issue that has existed on Macs since Catalina. It was caused by Apple in the operating system and Adobe had no choice but to change Photoshop. It could be argued that Windows did not need to change but both versions were changed, in order to keep them aligned. If they diverged different workflows would be required and actions would not be transportable.

It actually makes a lot of sense - if the file type preserves your document content - Save As, if it does not preserve all content -Save a Copy.

If you want a jpeg without 'Copy' added then you could Export.

To keep it in context, up to CS5 saving as jpeg required flattening and conversion to 8 bit before saving. There was no direct route. Somehow we managed though.

Dave

[scottf21443183]

Which is exactly the reason I refuse to update OS software until it is absolutley neccessary. I'm happily still working on Mojave, and avoiding what ever bugs Catalina tossed into the mix. I guess I should have been more hesitent to update PS as well.

[scottf21443183]

Maybe while you all at Adobe are busy fixing things, you could make this anoying 'could not export to clipboard' message go away. Or mabye Adobe could force you all to work 10 hour days using the product prior to being able to tinker on the code...