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ITmoya
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May 17, 2021
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Saving JPG from PSD

  • May 17, 2021
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I have this "Problem" after updating to 22.4.0.

Photoshop won't allow me to save as JPG unless I save it as a copy.

I need a solution to save my PSD file as JPG without deleting "copy" from file name everytime I save.

Is there any?

    Correct answer jane-e
    @Hymakedis wrote:

    I know I'm late to the discussion but.

     

    You are responding to a post from 16 May 2021, and things have changed since then. You can revert to the previous behavior. If you read davescm's "correct" answer, you will see that the change was caused by macOS.


    As of 22.4.1, you can find png, jpg, pdf, etc., in Save a Copy.
    As of 22.4.2 you can revert to the previous behavior in Preferences > File Handling > File Saving Options:

    • Enable Legacy Save As
    • Do not append Copy to filename


    See this help page for details and cautions:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-images.html  

    ~ Jane

     

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    David_Hennry3382
    Participant
    May 8, 2025

    This thread has been super helpful—thank you all for the info! I run a small handmade business called Tillie Beads, where I create home decor items and photograph everything myself. The JPG saving process after the update was honestly throwing off my workflow a lot. I didn't realize there was a way to revert the settings—glad I came across this discussion!

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    jrbulasa@anflocor.com
    Participant
    January 27, 2022

    Can adobe put a button like preserved original size and resolution when saving web or in export way... haha thanks!

    witmckay
    witmckay
    Participant
    January 13, 2022

    Recently I am unable to save a .psd or .psb file as jpeg.   I always flatten the image, readjust the image size and reduce the file to 8 bit mode.  This has always worked in the past.  The only choice I get with Save As is jpeg 2000, which gives a .jpf file, this doesn't share well (at all), like on my website, nerver mind as an attachment.

     

    Why is this?  Please restore the format .jpg to the Save As function.  Thanks.

      D Fosse
      Community Expert
      D FosseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 13, 2022

      Jpeg will appear in Save As, if the file is 8 bit, no layers, no transparency and no alpha channels. Those are the forbidden properties that I know of; there may be others. The jpeg format basically supports...nothing at all.

       

      Note that jpeg requires a flat image, which is different from a single layer. The Layers panel needs to read Background, in italics.

       

      In any case, you can restore legacy behavior in Preferences, allowing direct save to jpeg from any file. Or it will be under Save A Copy (which, personally, I think is where it belongs. But that's me 😉 )

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      Hymakedis
      Participant
      August 25, 2021

      I know I'm late to the discussion but.

      Photoshop takes images, changes the images and saves images as new images. .jpg is the most common use of images on the internet. Adobe has hidden the ability to save images in it's software that is used to save images.

       

      jane-e
      Community Expert
      jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      August 25, 2021
      @Hymakedis wrote:

      I know I'm late to the discussion but.

       

      You are responding to a post from 16 May 2021, and things have changed since then. You can revert to the previous behavior. If you read davescm's "correct" answer, you will see that the change was caused by macOS.


      As of 22.4.1, you can find png, jpg, pdf, etc., in Save a Copy.
      As of 22.4.2 you can revert to the previous behavior in Preferences > File Handling > File Saving Options:

      • Enable Legacy Save As
      • Do not append Copy to filename


      See this help page for details and cautions:
      https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-images.html  

      ~ Jane

       

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        ITmoyaAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        August 26, 2021

        Thank you!

        Yes, I'm using the legacy save mode since the last update.

        But I fear someday they will just disable this function as they did with

        "Legacy Compositing"witch was lastly available in version 21.2.11

        That's why I'm using two Photoshop. 21.2.11 and always updating another.

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          defaultt7sp2tnedvdu
          Participant
          May 31, 2021

          Super annoying they changed this… I loose soooo much time saving jpgs from a layered psd file (example translations) now it's absurd……… :'(

          JJMack
          Community Expert
          JJMackCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 17, 2021

          You can "Save As" Jpeg here is how:

          Step 1. Layer>Flatten Image

          Step 2. File>Save As>Jpeg

          Step 3. Select previous history

          JJMack
          davescm
          Community Expert
          davescmCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 17, 2021

          You would do all that instead of Alt+Ctrl+S (Save a Copy) ?

           

          Dave

          JJMack
          Community Expert
          JJMackCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 17, 2021

          Like Save As has a  Alt+Ctrl+S which has always been  my Windows shortcut to Open my Photoshop Scripts folder.  If I use  Alt+Ctrl+S in Photoshop Windows File explorer opens my Photoshop Scripts folder as it does. F2  saves a jpeg

           

          JJMack
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          Community Expert
          DeanUtianCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 17, 2021

          You can choose the option - File > Save a Copy (Alt + Ctrl + S)

          This will open a dialog box to let you save the file and while 'copy' is added to the file name, you can change it.

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            ITmoyaAuthor
            Participating Frequently
            May 17, 2021

            Hi! Thanks for the reply.

            That's the option Photoshop forcing me to do.

            I just feel frustrated deleting 'copy' from my file name every single time while saving as jpg.

            Is there a fix for this?

            Because jpg is not a copy.

            JPG is a independent image file from PSD.

            Why Photoshop force me to save a JPG from a PSD as a copy?

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            ITmoyaAuthor
            Participating Frequently
            May 17, 2021

            It is by design. If your file contains items that are not supported in your required format (e.g. layers or 16 bits/channel) then the file format is moved to the Save a Copy menu. This was driven by changes in the Mac Operating System, although the changes are applied to both Mac and Windows versions to keep them aligned, but it also prevents users from inadvertently losing layers etc.


            https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/whats-new.html


            Dave


            Ok, I am using Photoshop on mac since Photoshop 7.

            Now, after this update, PS force me to save as copy if I want to save it as JPG.

            Maybe it's me who need to change old habbits.

            Old PS allowed me to save JPG from PSD without "copy" letters on my file name.

            This change a lot of my workflow uncomfortably... but what choice do I have now.

            Thanks for the reply!

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