Unable to Save my Smart Object without "Flattening the Image"

[lilly_xo]

Hey there, I am helpless.

I am Using Photoshop CC 2014, always the newest version, on a mac.

Here's the problem: I am usually working in PSDs with many layers, and some smart objects. Inside of the smart objects, I have content that I can change.

So when I save the contents inside of a Smart Object, it also changes them inside of the main PSD.

BUT - since months, I can't save the changes inside of a Smart Object. Photoshop is telling me:

Can't save this document back to its original file format. Flatten layers and discard extra data as necessary and choose File > Save again.

When I flatten the image, the Smart Object has no usage for me, because it's like a rasterized layer.

Someone help me?  I didn't find a solution in the internet!

Btw: I already tried reinstalling Photoshop. The issue is still there.

Thank you.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

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@keruchan wrote:

This here is what I needed.  for so many years, I have been used to right click and convert to smart object.
but then suddenly a new version make every photo converted to smartobject.

but then again, it is not a smartobject but a dumb object and needed to save it to .psb 
so now it seems like I can accept the fact that photoshop is just protecting the resolution of every single photo you drag in it.   (they should not call it smartobject to begin with.)

because it just confused us. 

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I disagree strongly. 

What is the Photoshop > Preferences > General > Always Create Smart Objects when Placing setting? 

[keruchan]

Yes, but that smartobject is "not smart object" since you still need tp
convert it to smart object to save it as psb.

That's why it is confusing. They should. name it dumb object on the
preferences.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You just should not place images as Smart Objects in a file format that does not support Layers if you want to add Layers to them subsequently. 

[Noemi Poclaba]

Thanks!