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rsutton198
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October 22, 2017
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Photoshop not saving to Lightroom

  • October 22, 2017
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I just installed the update for Photoshop and the Lightroom CC install.

You can open an image from Lightroom CC to Photoshop but when I go to save the image back into Lightroom...the link isn't working. It acts like it is saving (which goes a lot faster than normal) but the copy doesn't make it to Lightroom.


Any ideas?

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    Correct answer jasonb51283734

    You have to close the file before it shows up in the new lightroom CC.

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    defaultnkatq5gz0tyw
    Participant
    October 29, 2020

    If I try to close the file, I just get the dialogue: save on the cloud or on the computer.

    grahamw81162981
    grahamw81162981
    Participant
    October 14, 2019

    Hi rsutton198,

     

    This is a late response, but I had this same issue going from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop (then saving back to lightroom) and found that if I save the file as the original pictures name in the same folder then "-Edit" as a .tif file it opens in lightroom.

    Ex: IMG_8402-Edit.tif

    Hopefully this helps someone. Normally the process works just fine for me and I can avoid this process but sometimes I have to take this additional step.

    lisab50241878
    lisab50241878
    Participating Frequently
    August 17, 2020

    I dont understand why everyone is having difficulty understanding what he is saying he is having difficulty with. The process that everyone is familiar with is: You edit a photo in Lightroom and then you would like to further edit the image in Photoshop. You click Edit in > Photoshop with a copy to LR. You are taken to PS and you continue to edit your photo, save and close. Then you should be taken back to LR and your edited image (with all edits from PS) should be appearing in LR automatically.  What he is saying is this is not happening.  

    Now this is not happneing for me in Photoshop 2020. So that's nice.  I can't get this fixed to save my life.  Ugh! Help!

      lisab50241878
      lisab50241878
      Participating Frequently
      August 17, 2020

      Yes, it should have an image number with the -2 extension on it.  

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      Wintersthrall
      Participating Frequently
      May 29, 2019

      I know this. Lightroom is the problem. The forum takes time and singularly never yields anything of relevance. It’s time they fixed Lightroom. Last month it was camera raw. Now this. I have a paying client waiting for their engagement photos. I do not have time to restart my pc to reload whatever drivers are the problem/conflicted to get EVERY SINGLE tiff file to load into Lightroom as it’s supposed to, and does for the first photoshop edit and save when Lr is first opened. Both programs remain open. Edit in photoshop only works the first time I use it. Restarting Lightroom doesn’t fix it. Only restarting the system does.

      I’m a photographer, not a software engineer. Time is money.

        ethanr21650353
        ethanr21650353
        Participant
        January 16, 2020

        I concur!!  So tired of Adobe updates.  I waited to update my Mac and Adobe for this reason, and here we are 6 montyhs later, I updated and regret regret regret!  ARGH!  I still can't find an answer within all these threads.

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        Wintersthrall
        Participating Frequently
        May 29, 2019

        Photoshop is not saving its edits back to Lightroom. Why? Can you manage to go a week without a bug?

        D Fosse
        Community Expert
        D FosseCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 29, 2019

        Photoshop doesn't save anywhere but to disk. Nothing is ever saved "to" Lightroom, there are no images "in" Lightroom.

        This is handled by a background Lightroom script that tracks the file's location through "Edit in Photoshop" and adds it to the Lightroom catalog. For this to work, Lightroom needs to remain open throughout the whole process, otherwise the tracking stops.

        Try the Lightroom forum. There may be a bug here, but it generally works for other users.

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        jasonb51283734Correct answer
        Participant
        October 30, 2017

        You have to close the file before it shows up in the new lightroom CC.

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          rsutton198Author
          Inspiring
          October 30, 2017

          jasonb51283734  wrote

          You have to close the file before it shows up in the new lightroom CC.

          You are right. That's interesting. That part is different than all other versions.

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            djjewell
            Participant
            February 23, 2018

            I tried this and it worked. Closed the file in PS, I got the "2" on the image in LR, clicked on the #2, and there was my second image.

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              rsutton198Author
              Inspiring
              October 29, 2017

              I actually think the issue is that Photoshop can't save to the cloud for some reason. The files in the new CC are not stored on your hard drive. They are stored in the cloud. So when you go to "Edit in Photoshop"....make your edits...then click save...it doesn't do anything. The issue is with Photoshop not knowing where to save to.

                D Fosse
                Community Expert
                D FosseCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                October 28, 2017

                There's no synchronisation between PS and the new Lightroom CC. There can't be, since Lightroom CC is entirely "cloud-based" and doesn't save to your machine at all.

                Lightroom CC is a completely new animal that has nothing to do with the old Lightroom, which is now called "Lightroom Classic".  Don't get me started on the wisdom of this rebranding.

                I have not installed it and have no plans to, ever. There's no way internet bandwidth can deal with the file sizes of a modern DSLR. The Instagram  and iPhone kids will probably love it, though.

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                  rsutton198Author
                  Inspiring
                  October 28, 2017

                  The same function is present to "edit in photoshop". It is supposed to work the same as Classic.

                  I actually like the app as I can edit on the fly on my iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil and it is all back on my computer as well.

                    D Fosse
                    Community Expert
                    D FosseCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    October 28, 2017

                    OK. But I suggest you ask in the new Lightroom CC forum. I can't see how this has anything to do with Photoshop.

                    D Fosse
                    Community Expert
                    D FosseCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    October 24, 2017

                    Photoshop doesn't save "to Lightroom" - it just saves to disk. Can you find the file using Bridge or Windows Explorer?

                    It only appears in the Lightroom catalog because there's a background Lr script tracking the file and adding it to the catalog. Lightroom has to remain open for this script to work.

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                    rsutton198Author
                    Inspiring
                    October 28, 2017

                    It doesn't seem to be saving at all. An image that has a lot of layers is saving in under a second which used to take up to 10 seconds to complete. Something is up with the communication end. Especially since it still works perfectly under the new version of Classic Lightroom. The new CC is the only place it is not working.

                      D Fosse
                      Community Expert
                      D FosseCommunity Expert
                      Community Expert
                      October 29, 2017

                      rsutton198  wrote

                      The file saves fine (to the hard drive) in Photoshop when you open from Classic CC but it does not with this new version.

                      So you don't agree that this is an indication that Photoshop's save procedure is working just fine? Do you still think your photos are actually in Lightroom?

                      Sahil.Chawla
                      Adobe Employee
                      Sahil.Chawla
                      Adobe Employee
                      October 24, 2017

                      Hi Rsutton,

                      As Photoshop is not able to save images to Lightroom, could you please let us know which operating system are you using?

                      Are you seeing "2" mentioned on images in Lightroom? If Yes, then click on it as it will show you both the original and Photoshop edited Image.

                      Regards,

                      Sahil

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                      rsutton198Author
                      Inspiring
                      October 28, 2017

                      OS X 10.13

                      There aren't the dual images like I get in Lightroom Classic CC. The function actually works perfectly still in the Classic version of Lightroom...just not in the new CC that syncs with mobile.

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