"Save As" Causes Spinning Wheel in Photoshop 26.0.0 ( in Mac)

[dragantomas]

Hi friends,

(Photoshop 26.0.0, M1 Max MBP)

Since I updated Photoshop to the latest version, a spinning wheel appears every time I save an image until the saving process is complete. This issue did not occur in the previous version of Photoshop, where a blue progress bar was displayed in the bottom left corner during saving.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled Photoshop, but it did not resolve the issue. Interestingly, when I select the ‘Save Progress’ option, the bar in the bottom left does not show its ‘Save Progress’ label. However, it does display the label when I choose a different option. Please refer to the screenshots.

   

Someone knows the fix?

[Mohit Goyal · Accepted solution]

Hi there, 

Welcome to the Adobe Community! Is Photoshop taking longer to save files after the recent update? Are you saving file locally or on a network drive? Also, please check how much free space is left in MacOS HD drive? 

We can try to reset Photoshop preferences to make sure all the setting are set correctly after the update. Below are the steps to perform that:

Go to the location of the preference folder mentioned below and rename it to back up. (https://adobe.ly/3u7u84j)
macOS: Hold down the Option key in the Finder when using the Go menu. The library will appear below the current user's home directory.Library > Preferences > Adobe Photoshop [version] SettingsRename the Adobe Photoshop folder by adding a .old at the end. (Adobe Photoshop 2025 > Rename > Adobe Photoshop 2025.old)

This will give a fresh start to Photoshop as a new installation.
Let me know if it helps.

Thanks!

Mohit

[dragantomas]

Hi Mohit, steps you recommended have fixed the problem. Thanks a million bro!.

Dragan

[dragantomas]

Hi Mohit,

I have addition question related to the ongoing topic. I have made a complete clean reset of 2025 photoshop by following the steps suggested, but all of the (migrated from the previous version) preset preferences were deleted as well.

Now as I still have 2024 version, I wanted to migrate its preset preferences again onto version 2025. However when I go to Edit > Presets > Migrate Presets, a dialog graph jumps reading: 

There are no presets to migrate from the older versions. 

 However the 2024 version of Photoshop does have preset preferences. Would you know how to fix this and migrate the preferences from 2024 to 2025 version?

 Thanks,

Dragan