Fix: Photoshop 22.4 Can't Save As JPG and other formats / Limited Saving Options 

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very annoying change, "Save a Copy As" just doesnt feel satisfying to click on

"It makes a lot of sense" : NO! The more upgrades those kind of companies make the less intuitive their softwares become...

Why would adobe even do this? These updates are just downgrades

Photoshop meets Government = Love fixing what is not broken

This is like one of the only videos I was able to find with clear instructions on what exactly is going on. Thanks, saved me a lot of headache and anxiety attack!

Thanks for this precious video! Btw, makes a sense for THEM. They were just too lazy to implement a better solution. Oh what, I have to remove the 'copy' word from the files name every single time.

thank you so much i thought it was me

OMFG I HAVE BEEN HAVING MELTDOWNS FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I LOVE U

OMG THANK YOU! It's been a headache and didn't realize that was part of the update. Thank you for sharing this!

It's amazing that Adobe has to dumb down things for Windows users as if they're Mac users. Why not instead make Apple users to have the options Windows users have?? I've been using Photoshop since the 90's, and this is the dumbest decision I've seen Adobe make. I've always used "Save As" to save a JPG. Now, longtime users have to change their habits to satisfy Mac Users who aren't using a Windows machine anyway?? Makes no sense. Thanks so much for the clarification on how to get around it. It's better than having to collapse the layers, save a JPG and then hit undo every time we have to save a file.

Thank you, I was struggling for few weeks until I found your video. Straight to the point. 🙂

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was driving my self crazy thinking I did something that mess up Adobe. Thanks for uploading this! 👍

Absolute nightmare. What a stupid decision.

Thank God you posted this. I just subbed lol What the hell Adobe?!! Lol

Thanks, buddy. All I had to do was try out "save a copy", but when I'm frustrated my brain turns off. Thanks for turning it back on. Be blessed!

Just Started a photoshop class thats very hands off on the teachers end (if you have a question they respond with just follow the guide ((2020 version)) and this video really saved my butt thank you so much

Can’t believe that ‘save as a copy’ was all it takes. Thank you👍😄

after working in PS for several hours straight, that extra click is really reasonable, very satisfying and not fkn annoying at all!

They overthought this one... thank you for explaining.

Thank you so much, I was freaking out because I couldn’t save my project as pdf for class before your video. You saved my grade

After 5 different types of google searches this finally answers the question. The fact that saving as a file has to be so complicated now is nuts lol.

Im gonna have to give you a fat smooch for this one

Thank you so much that was a big help I had to get something sent to work and couldn’t figure out what to do I was starting to freak out. You’re a lifesaver

Thank you so much! Saved me hours of frustration. I still don't understand why files I created in photoshop are not compatible, but again thank you for your video. So helpful.

This change is so annoying and didn't find a permanent solution in comments, so i found the way to revert it: Go to Edit -> Preferences -> File Handling, and check on "Enable legacy "Save As" this will get Ctrl+Shift+S back to the way it was and restore order in the universe. Hope it helps

Like many people said already in the comments as answers to others, the actual fix goes like this: Go to preferences > File handling > Under file saving options, check the 'enable legacy "save as" ' box (still, thank you for uploading this video cuz I was going nuts because of this ridiculous change, lol)

Thanks for the Change without Warning ADOBE!! ---- Thank you for posting this!! It was driving me nuts!!

i just got my photoshop2022, THIS IS A LIFE SAVER :)))) thank you so muuuuch

You just SAVED MY LIFE. WTF, Adobe???!!!

very clear and to the point.. thanks for not wasting the time of your audience ... keep it up good work dear..

I just downgraded the version thinking it was another "update bug", but no, it's just another brilliant idea of Adobe.

Samuel, thank you so much. I was afraid this would be a video that would long and wouldn't get to the point but it absolutely did so thank you, again!

from a helpful comment I read: go to: edit > preferences > file handling > check on "enable legacy "Save As"

Thanks a lot for this! I spent the last 40min trying to figure this out

Thank you, that perfectly answered my question of "where the hell did all the file options go"... I've been using photo shop for over 20 years, this is going to be annoying, and take some getting used to. I hate change.

Thank You, ive searched for so long and there were so many videos telling to edit ps color settings and it never Worked except for this!! Your the Best!!!

Simple yet fantastic when you know what you are doing. Great advise. Thank you

Thanks for the update. Simple fix and you think adobe would update also.

Under "Preferences -> File Handling" there is a Checkbox to "Enable legacy Save As".

Thank you so much for this 😭😭 literally had to take a screenshot of the first drawing I did rather than saving it properly bc I couldn't find png or jpeg. Great video!!

Thanks for the video, I was going out of my mind wondering why I couldn't find the PNG and Jpeg options anymore

OMG for the last two hours I was like WTF is going on. I used to click export then go through there but this makes sense now. Thank you and this is why we must keep up to date with Adobe forever changing lol

Thank you for making this. Almost paniced when I saw I wasn't able to save my thumbnail as a jpg anymore.

I found a proper fix - Go to preferences - file handling - and under file saving options, check "enable legacy "save as". This will revert back to normal "save as"

Thank you so much for this video!!! I had no idea what was going on and hated that I could save my artwork normally. But thanks to your video I now know how to! +1 sub

Thanks.. was driving me crazy trying to understand how!

I FOUND THE FIX!!! Edit>Pref>File handing>Enable Legacy Save As

I couldn't imagine why the save as jpeg option went away. That was the one I was familiar with and always used. Thank you for this video!

This video helped me to understand the new way of saving files in format like JPG. Thanks for sharing

Thank you!!!!! I was in a panic! :)

They changed so much. I have a lot of time invested in learning the past versions of photoshop. It isn't fair that they would make these changes. IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT! So damn frustrating!

BRO THANK YOUUU NOTHING WAS WORKING I THOUGHT I MESSED UP MY APP BUT ITS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE I WAS FREAKING OUT

God bless you. I could only find the solution to my problem on your channel.

That's exactly what I needed to know. Thanks for the info!

Yes! You rule. Thanks for this. I thought I was losing my mind. Doesn't make sense to me... but now I know what to do. Thanks a ton!

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you !

Go to "preferences" > "file handling" > tick "enable legacy save as". And the "save as" function gonna work like before again *Sorry for my bad english

Thanks for making this video. You just rescued me from my misery.

Thanks so much i was going mad!!!!

Thank you for this! I started to export as a jpg and just couldn't believe they took away saving as anything. Just another annoying bump that I've encountered in the latest update.

Thank you for giving the attention to this subject. It helped me as it would never come to my head to press "save a copy" because why if you have good old save and save as.

You can still "Save As" without doing "Save as copy". Go to Edit/Preferences/General then go to "File Handling" and put a check in the box next to - Enable legacy "Save As" and then you have the old options back again.

of course mac ruining everything for the rest of us lmao

Thank you! So clear and yep, there jpeg appeared in the dropdown when choosing Save a Copy.

Worked great. Thank you for your time invested in the video. Merry Christmas and happy 2022!!

thank you so much, i am confusing a few days before i see this video 😇 Gonna doit again and again

When I do save as copy, it saves it to my computer but does not include ANY file format at the end. Not even PSD. I am not even able to use the saved image. What the heck??

Thank you so much! Mine just updated and this is such a weird change. If something is 'unsupported' now how come I could make the exact picture before and it was supported? Makes no sense but at least the fix is easy, though I'm sure I'm going to keep accidentally clicking on 'save as' at least a few more times before it clicks in my head!

Thank you so much for this video! My TA didn't cover this and your video is keeping my grades up.

Thanks for explaining the workaround, though it should never exist. So a function that has worked fine for 15 years, suddenly disappears, no hint or notice in the process to tell us where to resolve it or why, and then on top of it we have to remember a new save option. Customer-focused...not. Absolutley doesn't make sense, at least not with that explanation. Photoshop is supposed to get BETTER, not worse. How is my file "not supported" by jpg, when the process of "saving as" instructs the software to save the image in a manner that IS supported by jpg. Makes no sense. If my image doesn't look as I want after, then I can try another format, but don't prevent me from saving as that format. What the hell kind of stupid is Mac causing now? What's next, they will not allow me to use a color that they have determined isn't a good option for my palette?

Bruh you saved me from having a nervous breakdown!!! Appreciate you!

Thanks for this! This is one of many reasons I don't look forward to PS updates.

Thank you so much I was so frustrated just bought a new computer trying to change a flyer

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You are a prince among men! This video is VERY much appreciated!

thank you for this vid. saved me time and near deletion of my work!

"Edit - Preferences - File Handling". Then select "Enable legacy Save as" is the more permanent "fix."

Thanks...this worked on photoshop 2023 too...I was so frustrated!

My problem still persist even after using save a copy. I'm trying to save a image with a mask, to a TARGA 32-bit file because in an older game engine (UE2.5) they require TARGA files to be 32-bit with alpha channels...problem is in this photoshop version and 2023 now, is that when you make the mask, make sure it is in the proper channels as well, do everything as expected before, this time, it once again, limits the file type I can save. I'm guessing, they are doing away with that in the newer versions now? Odd. So many things still use TARGA files that need that alpha channel for transparency, just seems like a really odd decision and using the way MAC iOS is, as a reason for the change. Seems they are only catering to apple users these days and by doing this, it proves it.

Thank you! Not sure why Adobe would make this so complicated?

Thank you sir! Great information!🙌🏽

Thank you, sir! You have saved me some time trying to fix something that wasn't broken :D

Thank you so much! This is what I needed.

Thank you so much. It was driving me nuts. GREAT!

Finally , a useful video Thank you very much

very helpful!!! your time is much appreciated! 🙂🙂🙂

edit > preferences > file handling > check "Enable legacy Save As" and they're back on the list :)

Thank you!! Soo glad I came across this video!

Thank you, bro., I was struggling to find the solution.❤❤

Thank you!! I was freaking out, I even uninstalled and installed the program lol Great Video!

LOL i was thinking that my photoshop installation was broken, thanks for the video

Thank you very much, for this Video. It goes to help me a lot! 🙏🏼

But in my case, even if i'm trying to "save as copy", doesn't bring me JPEG format, PNG or any other one, I don’t know why, the file might be too large but still, i'ven been editing large formats and been able to "save them as a copy" but in the project that i'm working on right now, the "Save as a copy" doesn't really help

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omg thank you! this has been very frustrating recently

The video is useful... in demonstrating the absolute stupidity of Adobe and Apple. The change in the update adds unnessesary steps/clicks to what was an easy to use "Save As" dialogue. The stupidity is demonstrated when we create new file, any size - Then add a layer. Now go to "Save As"... You are now limited to what you can save it as (psd & tif), and if you want anything else, you need to save as a copy... a copy of a file that is not saved yet. Rant over - and breathe... The other option here is to export, most people wanting to create quick changes for web/social images would be using this option anyway.

thanks bro. i can´t believe adobe didn´t think about the people who have been using PS for decades and the keyboard shortcuts are burned into muscle memory!

Thank you I'd like to give you a hug!

thank youuu so muchhh.. been stressing about this issue

Thank you so much!!!!! I just installed Photoshop 2021 and panicked not seeing any PNG or JPG options. Exporting as legacy for WEB is compressed jpg and no option for PNG with transparency. Thank you again!