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January 13, 2021
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P: Save For Web error A write permissions error has occurred Photoshop 22.1.1

  • January 13, 2021
  • 46 replies
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Hello,

 

I am using the PS 22.1.1 version and when I try to save for web I get the error. "Adobe Save For Web Error A write permissions error has occurred " 

 

Any help?

 

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Correct answer Greg Harbour

Photoshop still not able to <Save for web> with Dropbox backup enabled. Fiddly and inconvenient to disable.

Workaround : In Photoshop <Save for web>, Click <Preview> button bottom-left; your animated GIF will open in your default browser, right-click the gif in the browser and <Save image …> either to Downlaods or nominated folder.

46 replies

Participating Frequently
January 14, 2025

It's comforting that this topic is 4 years old and people are still having issues. And it's not just a Dropbox thing. This also happens with OneDrive. I'm not sure if I should blame Adobe or Apple... I'm leaning towards Apple because my old Mac with all the same settings (except for an older OS) never had this error.

Sean McKeown-Young
Participant
October 31, 2024

I'm just here to thank Greg Harbour. I know it's been two and a half years since his answer but that answer really saved me. I'm, also running into the Permissions issue - because the company that I work for has all of us now set to automatically backup to OneDrive - which I believe is causing one of the conflicts. By skipping the save and just using the preview gif - which is the same thing - it probably saved me hours and hours of frustration and it's genius simple. Thanks!!

Inspiring
November 6, 2024

Glad to help, @Sean McKeown-Young 

Participant
August 1, 2024

I get this error intermitttently and I haven't been able to figure out the cause. It's something to do with OneDrive but I don't understand why it works ok for a while then the problem returns. The organisation I work for manages my laptop and I can't make changes to settings.

Inspiring
April 29, 2024

Don't worry about disabling Dropbox backup

Photoshop was still not able to <Save for web> with Dropbox backup enabled for me. Plus it's fiddly and inconvenient to toggle off and on.

Workaround

  1. In Photoshop <Save for web>
  2. Click <Preview> button bottom-left; your animated GIF will open in your default browser
  3. Right-click the gif in the browser and <Save image …> either to Downloads or nominated folder
Participant
July 28, 2023

What if this happens when you don't have Dropbox or GoodSync?
OS Ventura 13.4

Participant
May 11, 2023

I was able to fix this issue by re creating the user profile... well see if it breaks again.

Participant
April 2, 2023

I am having this same issue and followed all the instructions. Gave Photoshop full disk access on my mac. Also installed and updated Mac OS and Photoshop.

It seems to be a bug with Adobe, which seems to happen quite often I am sorry to say. 

 

Used Premier to create the Gif and compressed it with https://ezgif.com.

 

Please advise when the bug will be fixed. Thanks.

Inspiring
March 30, 2023

I'll add my "it worked for me" to disable the dropbox backups. I turned them back on and it seems to be working still.  What a weird little problem. I would have never figured this one out. 

simongr100
Inspiring
February 18, 2023

Two years on and this is not fixed? I'm getting it today on PS 24.1 and Ventura 13.2.1

Inspiring
February 18, 2023

Looks like one of those Adobe things where they charge your credit card, we complain, they ignore, and keep charging our credit cards with no consequence or action.

Participant
December 29, 2022

Another option (after I tried EVERYTHING, to no avail). I did Export>Save for Web>Save. BUT I saved to a folder, not my desktop and the error triangle disappeared. OMG Adobe please fix this. I spent two hours messing with the issue.