On Adobe: Photoshop file extension name missing

You’re a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, or photographer…

…relying heavily on your tools and software – especially photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud is critical to your role and the creative solutions you provide to your valuable clients.

But Something is niggling and frustrating you, right? 

Adobe is missing the photoshop file extension name when saving your logo design or photography files. And this is causing you a problem because you can then no longer open that file easily. 

The missing file name extension conundrum lies within the Adobe photoshop CC  preferences panel. Hidden away like other annoying Adobe features, such as the ‘snap to pixel’ in Illustrator.

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If you’re having problems with opening files without extensions names, here’s the solution:

How to open a file with no extension name on Mac.

There are three options to open your file without an extension name when double-clicking alone doesn’t work.

On Mac, you can drag and drop any file into an open application, or, into the Dock on an application icon that the file is compatible with. If the file is not compatible, it won’t open. If it is, boom, you’re in business. 

If you don’t know what the extension name is, try renaming the file manually (trial and error)

If you know what extension type the file is, rename the file manually, and then doube clicking will open the file. But I guess you’re doing this given that you’re reading this article for a solution to the problem!

You’re having to pop open finder, locate the file and manually add the file extension name yourself – and this really annoys you? Especially when you’re being taken away from your branding project, yes?

You’ve searched high and low and there are Articles in an abundance of this issue are scattered around the web and social. media. And you’re tearing your hair out, or, you’re just accepting this problem?

Many Users are reporting this issue to Adobe, stating that files are missing their three-character extensions. For example, “image-master,” “logo-master,” whatever your filename.

You understand, you’re feeling the pain!

What if I told you that it’s not a bug. More a feature of the latest version Adobe Photoshop CC.

Yes, you heard me, a feature!

Along with many other features that come and go through Photoshop’s evolution, this one is slightly annoying. 

Let’s talk about it…

Whenever I save a file and view it in Mac OS Finder, the filename omits the extension I saved the graphic/image file as. .psd, .jpg (JPEG), .png for example.

Like you, my time is precious and this whole process just adds more time to my already packed-out schedule. 

I’d had enough.

I searched Google, and many other uses are reporting the issue but with no real answers.

But alas praise the lord (I’m not religious – but I did thank the supreme being)

Designers, illustrators, photographers, whoever and wherever you are…

I have the answer:

The solution to your missing
Adobe photoshop file extension name problem…

• Open Adobe Photoshop…
• Go to preferences (Top left menu item ‘Photoshop CC’ which is next to the Apple icon)
• Choose “File Handling”

• See where it says “Append File Extension”

From the drop-down menu…

• Choose “Always” (See Photoshops file handling Preferences image above)

Bravo! You’re a happy creative now, yes? 

How much time has this saved in your day? I hope loads and your calendar and resource is now freer than ever to create, design and edit more meaningful work.

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