My files merge when I save, is there a way to revert?

I've found several previous topics on this from all the way back to 2012, and there does not seem to be answer on here.
When a file gets saved as a PDF, it will automatically (for some foolish reason) merge all the layers of the original PSD file, unless you choose to save as a copy.
Is there a way to get the original PSD file to un-merge? (this would be the following day, after the system has been shut down and restarted)
Why in the world would there be such a thing even written into the software? I, for one, have to send off proofs of my work and if there are changes, will have to make changes days and even weeks later.
This is a problem in the interface that needs to be corrected in that if I want to merge layers, I can do so by clicking a simple button, but when the glitch occurs (and yes, to me, it's a glitch), the file is merged without my interaction and cannot be un-merged.
Are there any solutions to this?

This is a problem in the interface that needs to be corrected
No, it is a problem of Photoshop users doing their job badly.
If you do not save the layered file you have no one to blame but yourself for that.
When a file gets saved as a PDF, it will automatically (for some foolish reason) merge all the layers of the original PSD file, unless you choose to save as a copy.
And that is as it should be as pdf is a format that does not support Photoshop Layers as such in itself (pdf Layers are something different).
But there is the option "Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilites" in the General pdf settings (which of course would violate pdf/x standards).
Once again it is your own choices that cause the perceived problem.

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