Ctrl+Shift+S no longer Saves As in Photoshop from PSD files

Report · May 16, 2021

All of a sudden my photoshop is no longer behaving as it used to. I assume it was updated, but wonder if there's a way to change back to how it used to be.

When working in a PSD I could use Ctrl + Shift + S to Save As and then drop down to .jpg or whatever I wanted. That no longer works. Now the only option I have are PSD PFB and TIFF. I have to now learn a new combination of keys Ctrl + Alt + S to save as Copy in order to change from PSD to jpg/png etc.

This is very annoying and tedious. Why did Adobe change this? Is it a bug? A Feature? Did something change that I can change back to? I don't see any benifit of not being able to save as other formats directly from a PSD with Save As.

This has happened before when I was using a weird colorspace or the bit was wrong. But I have double checked, and opened old PSD files and they all act the same new way.

Photoshop v 22.4 (updated 1 day ago)

Funny enough the new updates says fixes bugs, but seems to have created a new one...

Report · May 16, 2021

For as long as I've been using Photoshop, Ctrl + S = Save.

Ctrl + Shift + S = SaveAs which is different now.

Use File > Save As Copy.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
Alt-Web Design & Publishing ~ Web : Print : Graphics : Media

Report · May 16, 2021

Yes, that's what I said. Ctrl + Shift + S (Save As) has changed. Is Is there any way revert back to the previous Save As, or is this something Adobe can change back? I don't understand why they would change this. What benifit doe this new version of Save As have over the "old" version that had better usability?

Report · May 16, 2021

Photoshop menu > Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts

Report · May 22, 2021

Does not fix the problem, it makes another one. No I will have to remove "copy" from the file name as an extra step.

Report · May 16, 2021

Change your Shift+Ctrl+S shortcut to "Save A Copy..." Adobe has changed "Save As..." function. Use "Save a Copy..."

JJMack

Report · May 16, 2021

That sucks though as "save a copy" leaves "- copy" in the file name. Can this be turned off somewhere?

Report · May 22, 2021

Exactly. Sigh. Why Adobe? I wonder if it is possible like you say, to remove the automatic "Copy" in the filename...

But why are they limiting file formats in Save As in the first place? Now you can basically just Save, there is no more "As"

Report · May 22, 2021

That's an option, ableit a terrible one as I now have to change the name of the file instead of just a simple tab key + j to save as jpg. Why adobe, why? It makes no sense at all.

Report · Aug 05, 2021

Adobe, this is stupid. CTRL-SHIFT-S has always been Save As and is Save As in almost every other program on Earth.

"Just learn ALT-SHIFT-S instead!"

That's great, but Save a Copy is still a longer process because it annoyingly appends "- copy" to the end of the file name.

Please just put the original file type options back in the Save As menu. No one asked for or needed this change.

Report · Aug 05, 2021

@SarahMartinSJC

You're preaching to the choir here. This is not an Adobe product feedback channel. You're talking to unpaid forum volunteers and fellow product users like yourself who are powerless to do anything. If you wish to make your views known, file an official report below where Adobe decision makers will see it.

Thank you.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
Alt-Web Design & Publishing ~ Web : Print : Graphics : Media

Report · Aug 05, 2021

"No one asked for or needed this change."

It was driven by operating system changes. However if using the latest version, you can revert the behaviour in Preferences > File Handling

Dave

Report · Aug 05, 2021

Thank you, looks like they made an update that I missed. You can now enable "Legacy "Save As""

Report · Aug 05, 2021

Ah ha! Thank you!

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