Windows 10: Photo Editor: Option to save to different folder gone

Hello,


When editing photos with the built-in photo editor, I could choose the folder to save the copy to after editing.

This is no longer possible since a few days ago. The edited photo just gets saved to the same folder as the original, but " 2" is appended to the name.


I did not find a setting to control this behaviour. Can you please help me resolve this issue?


Thank you,

Josef


PS: Why is this important to me? When shooting photos I have about 50 in one folder, where I pick about 10 to edit. And it's very time-consuming to search for all the edited copies and rename them afterwards.

:)

 

Photos saving to a different folder

Hi Ricky,

Thank you for showing interest in Windows 10.

I can imagine the inconvenience you are experiencing and will certainly help you in the right direction to fix the issue. However, I would appreciate if you could answer a few questions to narrow down the issue in order to provide
you with better assistance.

• Which application you are using for editing photos?
• Are you logged in as administrator account?
• The folder where the saved file move, does that folder too have that photo previously?

I would you to set picture library as default and then see if it helps you to fix the issue. Refer to the steps provided below to restore it to default.

• Press Windows key + Q.
• Type Libraries in the search box.
• Right click on Pictures, Select
  properties.
• Click on Restore Defaults.
• Click Apply and then OK.

Do get back to us with all these information and result of proposed suggestion. We will be happy to assist you.

Regards,

 

Photo editor saves copy which is partially hidden from documents

Hi DHsurrey,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

In order to get clarity on this issue and assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

1. Are you facing this issue only with Photo Editor 10 application?
   
2. Are you directly opening Quick Access and clicking on Documents or opening Quick Access within the Photo Editor 10 application?
   

I suggest you to post a Screenshot,
where the properties of the documents folder is showing as hidden.

Note: Please don't capture any personally identifiable information within the screenshot.

Meanwhile, try the below methods and check.

Before trying the below methods, I suggest you to open the
Photo Editor application > Select a photo > Click on All files above
Open and check if you are able to see the photos.

Method 1:
Resetting The Photo Editor 10 Application.

1. I suggest you to try resetting the Photo Editor 10 application by going to
   Settings > Apps > Search for Photo Editor 10.
   
2. Click on Photo Editor 10 application > Click on
   Advanced options > Click on Reset.
   
3. Please reproduce the issue after resetting the application.
   

If resetting the application doesn't help, then follow Method 2.

Method 2:
Creating New User Account.

I suggest you to Create A New Administrator
User Account and check if you are facing the same issue in the new user account.

Note: Your user data will be in
C:\Users\YourUserName.

We’ll be waiting for your response.

 

Video editor gone from Photos

Hi Sam,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand the inconvenience you are facing with the missing feature on Photos app. I appreciate your effort in trying to fix the issue.

1. May I know on which device the issue persists?
   
2. Which version of Windows 10 is installed on your device?
   

Refer the article Which Windows operating system am I running to provide
the details.



However, I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below to fix.



Method 1

Update Photos app

Refer the article Check updates for apps and games from Microsoft Store
for the steps.



Method 2

Refer the article Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store
and follow the steps.





You may also refer the suggestions from Riley
Lynn Nairn dated on May 7, 2018 regarding the issue with the missing Video editor feature.





Hope it helps. Get back to us for further assistance on this issue. We will be happy to help you.









Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator