Adobe stop save from acting like save as

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    Why Does Save Act Like Save As?

    /t5/photoshop-elements-discussions/why-does-save-act-like-save-as/td-p/9948236 Jun 29, 2018 Jun 29, 2018

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    I open a PSD file, make a change, and choose File/Save. It then acts as if I've selected File/Save As. That is, I must choose the file and it warns me that I'm about to overwrite that file.

    Am I misunderstanding that? Of the thousands of Windows apps I've used, none have acted like that.

    

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    Community Expert , Jun 29, 2018 Jun 29, 2018 Jeff Arola • Community Expert , Jun 29, 2018 Jun 29, 2018

    Most likely the reason is the preference set in Edit>Preferences>Saving Files .