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SOLVED: Cannot save Photoshop file to networked drive because write access not granted

Go to Finder > View > View Options and then un-click "Show icon preview". Worked for me using Photoshop CS6 on El Capitan saving to a networked drive using Sierra 10.12.6.

Posted on May 2, 2018 12:33 PM

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SOLVED: Cannot save Photoshop file to networked drive because write access not granted