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GDinWY
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December 11, 2020
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Save a Copy automatically checked

  • December 11, 2020
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Does anyone know how to keep this from happening? It started doing a couple versions ago, and it is driving me mad! Any Help would me much appreciated.

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    c.pfaffenbichler
    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    December 11, 2020

    Please provide some menaingful information. 

    Are you trying to save a layered image in a format that does not support layers, like jpg? 

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

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    negus48
    Participating Frequently
    December 11, 2020

    From a multi layered PSD artwork I wish to switch layers on or off to save the different layers as single JPG files. Finishing up with a sequence of single JPGs. You could always save a PSD or EPS or TIFF as a differet file type by using File/Save as. It would save the new JPG by over-writing the old JPG without question. It may be the Apple OS that's stopping this as in Photoshop 'File/Save as' insists on saving it as a copy (JPG) and refuses to overwrite the old JPG. Doesn't really require screen shots to understand.

    c.pfaffenbichler
    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    December 11, 2020

    For someone apparently working in a visual medium you seem pretty disinclined to actually show what you are talking about … 

     

    When I select jpg in the Save As-dialog for a layered image I get no » copy« added to the name but »As a copy« naturally gets checked. 

     

    So once again: Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible? 

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    negus48
    Participating Frequently
    December 11, 2020

    'Save as' now insists on it being a copy. Instead of <filenam.jpg> it insists on saving it as <filename copy.jpg> creating two files. If you are editing jpegs for a website it screws up all the links. For the past 30 years you were able to overwrite the old file maintaining the integrity of the filenames. Who decided this was a good idea? And why?

    c.pfaffenbichler
    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    December 11, 2020

    »Who decided this was a good idea? And why?«

    Who decided that what was a good idea?

    Please provide meaningful information and post meaningful screenshots. 

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