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Impossible to Disable "Save as Copy" in Photoshop [locked]

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July 21, 2018
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Hello,

I am unable to uncheck "save as copy" in the save as box for good. Every time I do the save as command it is constantly checked. I haven't found any ways to disable this from the preferences. I am using the latest updates in Windows 10 and Photoshop CC. Looking forward to your help, thank you in advance.

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Correct answer aidamilja

I just resolved the problem myself.

When I did the save as command via the panel menu"File / Save as", there was no problem.

Then I checked the shortcuts that have been created for "save as" and there are two of them :

SHIFT+CTRL+S (this is made for the "normal save as")

ALT+CTRL+S (this is made for the "save as copy")

So by deleting or just by not using ALT+CTRL+S command the problem is solved.

This command cannot be changed to anything else.

IWOS

Participant

The changes made to the saving behaviour are so strange. I switched the shortcuts, so "save as copy" is now accessible with CTRL + Shift + S, but is it possible to remove the word copy after the save? I just want so save my psd-project as a jpg file and don't want to always delete the word "copy" at the end. It's hillarious that this bothers only a few people so far. I'm raging everytime I use Photoshop since the last update.

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Phobadroid

Participating Frequently

I did the same thing that you did and I'm right there with you, IWOS.

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superlelique

Participating Frequently

Same [removed]! It always worked with Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S), now it's making a copy every time. Why fix something that works good already?

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Phobadroid

Participating Frequently

Yeah, super frustrating. It does it for me for practically any file format I try to overwrite, and it did not used to that. I have to batch files, usually a dozen at a time or more - and any time there's a change to one, there's a change to all... which means counterintuitively deleting the file with the original name, and then renaming every single file with "copy" in the file name. It's a huge waste of time, causes errors, breaks links, and disrupts a busy workflow where every minute is budgeted. Please fix this already, Adobe. With the exorbitant amount you charge us monthly to use your software, this kind of inaction is infuriating.

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émilepainchaud

Participant

Yeah, horrible problem. Can't fix it either.:/

davescm

Community Expert

If you open a file that does not support layers then you add layers and try to save in the same format Save as Copy will be checked. The only way round it is to use Layer>Flatten Image first.

Dave

aidamiljaAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks ...

But this sounds pretty unsatisfying and appalling for the workflow !

I used to work with Mac for a decade and I never had this kind of issue !

Why such a simple thing cannot be fixed for Windows 10 ?

aidamiljaAuthor

Inspiring

Also I am ONLY using PSD files that should support layers !

Also I have a friend that is also using Photosho CC 2018 with Windows 10 and he doesn't have this problem !

When I want to save a PSD file with the "save as command" I can see two other file formats "PDD" and "PSDT" in the same row, please see the preview attached.

Are these file formats those that do not support layers ? Can I disable them from the "save as command" ?

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