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saraf33087454
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April 11, 2017
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Photoshop files much larger than usual.

  • April 11, 2017
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Hello,

I am having a problem with saving PSD files to my desktop. a file that used to be 150 MB is now 350 MB or so. Is there a reason my files would suddenly be saving so large? I updated Photoshop and my computer.  Thanks!

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    tmyusuf74
    tmyusuf74
    Inspiring
    April 18, 2017

    What is the image bit rate.

    SDron
    SDron
    Participant
    April 14, 2017

    Hi

    Why does my psd file take up 62mb, although it does not have layers?

    Download my file from the link

    Dropbox - test.psd

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 16, 2017

      Check out the Raw Data (File > File Info).

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 17, 2017

      Some more info here (it’s not a bug):

       

      Photoshop CC is creating problematic JPEGs that make OSX Preview.app lose its mind

       

      Inflated JPG File Size - Photoshop Document:Ancestors Metadata

       

      http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/2013/05/23.html


      Ah, yeah, forgot a classic: User error …

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 11, 2017

      What does the file contain exactly?

      What are its pixel dimensions and resolution?

      What are the bit depth and color mode?

      S
      saraf33087454Author
      Inspiring
      April 11, 2017

      They are design files, many layers that need to be preserved. 300 DPI, 13"x19", 3900px x 5700px, RGB, 8bit. I have many files that are essentially the same, they just sitting saving much larger in the last week.

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 11, 2017
      essentially the same

      is hardly the same as »the same« …

      Drollery aside have you changed the File Handling Preferences?

      Also different image content compresses differently well, so the difference you described does not seem shocking to me.

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