How to save nested psd files?

Say I drag an Icon.psd that already exists into a larger Mockup.psd (it creates a layer that looks like a smart object but is not - by the way what are these called? "nested file layer"?).
Now I double click the new Icon-Layer and edit the Icon.psd. If I save it, it saves a new Icon.psd to a temporary folder (named "temporaryItems"). But: I want it to be saved to the same Icon.psd I dragged in before. Is that possible?

obiberlin wrote:
Say I drag an Icon.psd that already exists into a larger Mockup.psd (it creates a layer that looks like a smart object but is not
Yes it is - it looks like a Smart Object because it is a Smart Object.
by the way what are these called? "nested file layer"?)
It's called a Smart Object.
You are correct that it is a "nested file layer", though.
Now I double click the new Icon-Layer and edit the Icon.psd. If I save it, it saves a new Icon.psd to a temporary folder (named "temporaryItems"). But: I want it to be saved to the same Icon.psd I dragged in before. Is that possible?
When you've edited the SO's embedded file, before closing its temporary document window, do Save to update the SO then do Save As, navigating to the original Icon.psd and overwriting it, then you can close the window. That'll make sure the external file matches the embedded file.

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