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Is it somehow possible to move PSDs into a separate folder or to a different location besides next to the original image?

When I open an image from Lightroom into Photoshop and save that file, a .psd will be created but (as far as I see it) it is in the same folder as the original image I opened in Photoshop.

Can I change that location to have an extra folder only for .psd files? Or move that .psd and still keep the connection to lightroom?

Currently it's like this:

My folder
    Image_01.jpg
    Image_01.raw
    Image_01.psd
    Image_02.jpg
    Image_02.raw
    Image_02.psd

And I want it to be like this:

My folder
    Image_01.jpg
    Image_01.raw
    Image_02.jpg
    Image_02.raw
PSD (this is a folder)
    Image_01.psd
    Image_02.psd

I work on mac if this is important.

Thank you very much for your help!

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I doubt this is on-topic here, as it'a more about file handling than actual photography. This, though, is the same for any app… once you hand off to the file-picker dialog, the Mac will always return to the last place that app opened or saved. This is a system-level handler [though remembered per app]. Such as Default Folder X can assist in overriding that, but even with it, you'd still need almost as much manual input to achieve what you want - though you could hot-key the locations unlike with Finder alone. \$\endgroup\$
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 11:27
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Tetsujin Thanks. I thought I would reach more people that use Lightroom here. What stackexchange is the best for this question in your opinion? \$\endgroup\$
    – skarpeta
    Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 11:32
  • \$\begingroup\$ It would fit on Ask Different - definitely more Mac users, though probably a lower percentage of Lr users of course. \$\endgroup\$
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 11:35
  • \$\begingroup\$ As asked, this question about file management is not about photography, per se. \$\endgroup\$
    – xiota
    Commented Nov 4, 2021 at 2:32
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Tetsujin, IMHO this is not for Mac, the operation can be done independently of operating system. Also here you will find much more users of LR compared to Mac community. \$\endgroup\$
    – Romeo Ninov
    Commented Nov 4, 2021 at 11:45

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If you want to move all PSD files to other directory follow the next procedure:

  1. Goto Library, Filter
  2. In text select Filename, Ends With, write psd enter image description here
  3. Ctrl+A (or was Option+A on Mac) to select all the files (psd)
  4. From the left panel navigate to the parent directory where you want to create new directory or directly move files to existing one.
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  5. In case of creating new directory do not forget to select "Include selected photos" enter image description here

Unfortunately I do not see a option to make this automatically when edit file with external program

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Thanks. But the problem is, that the files aren't linked anymore. When I create a psd from a raw, they will get merged in a stack. When I move the psd to a different folder, this stack will be broken. When I just look at the raw, I will have no indication if there is a psd version of that file anywhere stored. I think their is no real solution for this... I did a lot of researching \$\endgroup\$
    – skarpeta
    Commented Nov 5, 2021 at 11:27
  • \$\begingroup\$ @skarpeta, unfortunately you should choose keep them in stack or keep them in separate folder. I am not aware of solution to link them in this case. Maybe you can post this in Adobe page as feature request. \$\endgroup\$
    – Romeo Ninov
    Commented Nov 5, 2021 at 12:12
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Try the 'Save As' option instead of the default 'Save' in Photoshop... This allows you to save your file to a different location. I believe Lightroom keeps track of the edited file as well.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Kind of. Lightroom detects it and shows it in the other folder, but there is no indication on the raw (like when I use a stack) that there is a photoshop version of this file in another folder... I think it's not possible what I want \$\endgroup\$
    – skarpeta
    Commented Nov 3, 2021 at 14:09
  • \$\begingroup\$ @bobt, this will keep two copies of the file, one original PSD, located in to the same directory as RAW, second one in to the new directory \$\endgroup\$
    – Romeo Ninov
    Commented Nov 4, 2021 at 10:57
  • \$\begingroup\$ @RomeoNinov In my test, when I started with a RAW or JPG file and did a 'Save As' after editing I ended up with a single PSD file in the new directory and no change in the original directory... I may be misinterpreting the question though. \$\endgroup\$
    – BobT
    Commented Nov 4, 2021 at 13:51
  • \$\begingroup\$ @BobT, my understanding is LR first create psd, open in PS and on Save as store another copy \$\endgroup\$
    – Romeo Ninov
    Commented Nov 4, 2021 at 14:20

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