Cannot find saved PSD files on iMac

[sasankad47353954]

HI,

i'm sasa. Yesterday i saved my photoshop file in saving location called T (folder). File - and when i re check the file it was there. And i shutdown my computer and try to open the file then it was not there. i search it everywhere. but file cannot find, even i tried spotlight searching also. still i cannot find it on my mac. please help me to find my file

Thanks.

Sasanka

[Derek Cross]

You may have inadvertently saved your documents in another location. Create a new document and Save it and see where it defaults to, it may be where you saved these 'lost' files.

[sasankad47353954]

HI derek cross,

Thank you much for your quick reply. but i tried that also. same T folder is showing as a defaults saving location. and newly created file is showing as it is. but i couldn't  find the file i yesterday saved.

Derek Cross

[sasankad47353954]

Hi Derek cross,

According to your instructions i have created a new photoshop file named sasa.psd and saved it to the same location where i saved my previous photoshop file.and that time i took this screen shoot and send it to you. file is visible on screen shoot as you see. and again i shut down my iMac and check, file is not there.same issue is happing like before. i opened photoshop - file - open - T folder is opening. see sasa.psd file is missing.

then again i tried to open it from file - open recent files-  it is telling that file could not be founded. I'm really fed up. what is happing? do you have any idea? and what is this T folder? that is not something i created. That is set as a default saving location. when i go to file - save as

now I'm regretting i could have save my files somewhere else in documents or either desktop. I'm really fed up.please help me.

[Dean_Utian]

Have you tried using Photoshop to open the recent file. From the File menu, select Open Recent?

[gener7]

And when you open the file, a secret of the document tab on the Mac is that if you right-click on it, there's a "Reveal in Finder" option that will open the folder you saved it to with the open file selected.

[sasankad47353954]

Hi dean,

yes i tried that also. but it is only showing the images i have open little while ago.

[Dean_Utian]

Where you connected to a network drive yesterday (or external hard drive) that you are not connected to now?

[Dean_Utian]

Here is an article that may be useful to find recent files on a Mac:
6 Ways To Locate Recently Used Files On Your Mac

[sasankad47353954]

Hi Dean Utan,

i have read these tips.thank you very much for sharing. i have go though these every steps. but still i cannot find out my files.please read what i have sent to derek cross. if you have any idea what is happening please let me know.

Thanks.

Sasa

[gener7]

Here's where the T folder resides. /private/var/folders/<random string>/T  /private/var is a hidden system folder and you should not even be saving there from your user account.

To find and explore, use the Finder menu  Go > Go to Folder and type in:  /private/var/folders

More about it: Yogesh Khatri's forensic blog: The mystery of /var/folders on OSX

You should visit the Apple forums, or if you can call Apple's support, ask what is going on, otherwise change the save location to Pictures or Desktop.

[sasankad47353954]

Thank you very much. yes i should not save my files there. but I'm wondering how that file location has become my default saving location. by the way  i will ask any help from apple forum.

thanks.

sasa

[sasankad47353954]

i haven't connected anything like that. no external hard drive or pen drive

[Chasing Pyre]

Did you ever figure out what was happening? I updated Photoshop yesterday and the same thing has been happening to me every since.

[kier32516575py3c]

The same thing happened to me...i saved 18 files in photohop 2023 but they are missing. I spent an hour searching with an Apple tech and 30 minutes with an Adobe tech. The files are gone and i lost all my work. No one could tell me why or how the folder i created to save my work appears to have dissapeared and the path makes no logical sense . when searching it looks like a path was created with folders marked "private" , 13, Var , and a few other eventually i saw the folder i named ...but the files are gone. Beware..phtoshop 2023 has some bugs when saving. Make sure  the folder you name is located on the deskyop..otherwise you'll lose all your work. I am upset 

[kevin stohlmeyer]

@kier32516575py3c There are no bugs with saving or else users would be up in arms all over the forums.

Did you accidentally save files in a temp folder that clears? The fact that your route had "Private" in the path seems like you were saving in a system or sub directory - not in documents or your desktop.

Have you enabled TimeMachine on your Mac to keep backups?