P: Save For Web error A write permissions error has occurred Photoshop 22.1.1

[benmingo]

Hello,

I am using the PS 22.1.1 version and when I try to save for web I get the error. "Adobe Save For Web Error A write permissions error has occurred " 

Any help?

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[Grant H]

Hi, are you trying to save it to a protected folder maybe?

[StudioMaPo]

no the message appears no matter where I try to save... (I have Dropbox that makes a backup of my computer?)

[benmingo]

I don't think so. I'm just trying to save to my downloads or desktop folder.

[gregdot]

Photoshop still not able to <Save for web> with Dropbox backup enabled. Fiddly and inconvenient to disable.

Workaround : In Photoshop <Save for web>, Click <Preview> button bottom-left; your animated GIF will open in your default browser, right-click the gif in the browser and <Save image …> either to Downlaods or nominated folder.

[whannes]

Genius! This workaround did it for me, thanks!

[rocketscience-AD]

Brilliant solution. Thank you!

[Lindsay26083125si0v]

This workaround was awesome! Saved me an hour of research and headaches 

[travisp15715152]

Great work around without having to turn off dropbox

[faluna]

This worked for me as well with PS 2023. And interestingly enough, as soon as I saved it from the web browser, I was also able to save it from within Photoshop! Weird!

[Child-ish]

This is the only thing that worked for me. Thanks!!

[Rodrigo Roveri]

THANK YOU GENIUS 2 ! 

[isabellab5457160]

Hey there, it didn't work for me 😞 Also I need to create an automated workflow so it wouldn't do it anyway. Do you have any other solution. Why is it that dropbox is an issue? I am actually saving all my projects in dropbox and it has always been working. 😞 so frustrating. thanks for any help. 

[Pixel Worker]

My impression is that when using Dropbox Backup of your Desktop it's moving your desktop folder into a sub folder in the Users/YourName folder. And because of this Save For Web Legacy isn't programmed to accept that. Save for web legacy is a very old part of photoshop and may have some code that isn't flexible enough for the scenario. 
Since my previous post where I was able to disable/reenable DB BU, after my last system update reenabling the feature just breaks it again

[isabellab5457160]

Thanks for your reply.  The strange thing is that it's been working for quite some time and then it suddenly stops working. I find it so weird. If it is as you said, because "For Web Legacy isn't programmed to accept that", then it should never work, right? 

[StudioMaPo]

Same problem here...

[Katie5CD8]

Same problem, can't save a gif

[Elliott5C84]

Same problem. Any thoughts, Adobe? 

[Camilla Asra Engelby]

Same issue here, no matter where I try to save.
I'm on OS Big Sur and I updated to Photoshop 2021 ten days ago, but haven't used the save for web function until today. Very frustrating. I need to save some gif for a newsletter going out tomorrow.

[Rum-Dog]

Same error... Running on Mac OS Big Sur 11.1 and Photoshop 22.1.1

[Donna Kimura]

Am having the same issue. BigSur 11.1

[makingmandalas]

Same here.  11.1 Big Sur, PS 22.1.1

[Sahil.Chawla · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

Welcome to the community!

Sorry to hear about the permissions related error when you're trying to save a file using the Save for Web option in Photoshop.

Thanks for sharing the version info. Could you please let us know the macOS version you're working with?

Could you please try granting Read and Write permissions to the Adobe folder at the locations mentioned in the link: Required permissions for Photoshop

If that doesn't help, then try creating a new user account on the Mac & let us know if the app works properly or if you still get the same error. You can check the steps here: Set up users, guests and groups on Mac

Let us know how it goes.
Regards,
Sahil

[Camilla Asra Engelby]

Hi Sahil, thanks for getting back to me.

I'm on macOS Big Sur Version 11.2 

and on Adobe Photoshop Version: 22.1.1 20210104.r.138 2021/01/04: 852879028a7 x64

I'm the admin, Read and Write permissions are alredy granted.

I did try creating a new user account, and that does work.

However it doesn’t really solve the main issue, as I have everything setup on my original profile:

• Settings for all my Adobe apps
• Microsoft office accounts
• Remote access to our files on sharepoint
• Personal email on Spark
• Dropbox integration
• Chrome login and extensions
• Folders and OS settings
• Wacom settings
• etc.

But if I want to save for web, I’ll have to either switch between two profiles or migrate everything to the new profile (which is usually quite time consuming), and then what if it happens again?

Camilla

[Mohit Goyal]

Hi Camilla,

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, it will certainly take time to set up everything again in the new user account. Could you please log back into the old user account and move the Photoshop preferences settings folder to the desktop. Here's the location: Macintosh HD/User/username/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop 2021 Settings

Move the "Adobe Photoshop 2021 Settings" folder to the desktop location. Open Photoshop and check if that helps.

If it doesn't work, uninstall Photoshop > restart your machine > reinstall Photoshop using Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop app

Let us know the outcome.

Thanks,

Mohit