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Can You Recover Unsaved Photoshop Files?

Last updated on September 23, 2022 @ 11:10 pm

If you’re a Photoshop user, there’s nothing worse than losing unsaved work. Whether you accidentally close the program without saving, or your computer crashes and you lose your unsaved work, it can be frustrating trying to recover unsaved Photoshop files.

Luckily, there are a few things you can do to try and recover your lost work. First, check to see if Photoshop has auto-saved your work. To do this, go to File > Recover Unsaved Documents.

If Photoshop has auto-saved your work, you’ll see a list of files that you can recover. Simply select the file you want to recover and click Open.

If Photoshop hasn’t auto-saved your work, your next best bet is to try and find a backup of your file. If you regularly save your work, you may have a backup saved on your computer or on an external drive. If you can’t find a backup of your file, try looking for a temporary file that Photoshop creates when you’re working on a document.

These temporary files usually have the same name as the document you were working on, but with a .tmp extension. For example, if you were working on a file named myfile.psd, the temporary file would be named myfile.psd.tmp.

PRO TIP: If you have unsaved Photoshop files, there is no guarantee that you will be able to recover them. Proceed at your own risk.

If you still can’t find your lost work, there are a few programs that claim to be able to recover lost Photoshop files. However, we can’t vouch for any of these programs and we don’t recommend using them unless you’re desperate. Some programs that claim to be able to recover lost Photoshop files include:

Can You Recover Unsaved Photoshop Files?

In short, maybe. If Photoshop has auto-saved your work, or if you have a backup of the file you were working on, you should be able to recover your lost work relatively easily. However, if neither of those options are available to you, recovery becomes much more difficult – and there’s no guarantee that any of the programs claiming to be able to do it will actually work.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.