Psd files disappearing in CS4 Photoshop

Question

I've been working with psd files in CS4 and after saving once, everything seems normal. After working on a file more and trying to save, I get a message that it can't be saved because the file name is not valid. If I close the file without saving and try to reopen, it says I don't have permission to open the file. I've tried doing a SaveAs under a different name with same results. Even worse is that the files I thought I had saved previously simply disappear from the folder they were in if I do the SaveAs step under a similar, but different name (like adding -1 to the name.) They don't appear anywhere on the computer that I can find. Any ideas on what's causing this? I'm running an up-to-date Windows 7, 64-bit. CS4 also is a current 64-bit.

Answer 1

Hi!
I never did quite figure out what the exact culprit was, but because of my work, my employer--under the recommendation of the IT department, basically wiped my computer clean. On top of that, there had been a number of "permissions" that were locked down on every workstation due to other people on the network not being careful or particular about downloading files and overloading our server. (I wasn't saving outside of my own workspace at the time, but it didn't seem to matter). Special permissions were written just for my user and basically I was opened up to admin status. It took the combination of both the hard drive wipe and the permissions to set things back in order. The only sad part is that anything I had orgnized to my own liking such as brushes, fonts, tool bars and locations, etc-- all set back to default. It was worth it, though, to get things saving again. They also upgraded me from 32bit to 64bit. Still waiting on the memory upgrade, but things seem to be working MUCH better.
The 2 things that made the most sense to me (but who really knows!) are 1. Photoshop seemed to need a reboot. But uninstalling and reinstalling it wasn't enough. 2. Permissions, even though saying you have admin access (network or no network-- I run across this on my home computer) seem to get wiggy once in a while and need to be reset. Not sure why or how the signals get crossed.However, I am not IT and don't pretend to know the ins and outs-- I know the software only. ALso, doing print files for things like banners, etc-- those can get pretty huge based on the necessary resolution and how in depth the client wants to go on the artwork. That being said, file size didn't seem to make a difference in my case. I would be curious to know if anyone finds a solid answer to why this is happening. It doesn't seem to matter which version of the Creative Suite you have because you are working on CS5 and I currently have CS4.