Trouble Saving in PSD format

When I try to save an edited photo in PSD format, I end up with an unknown file and Elements 7 cannot open again. It is not JPG, or PDF so I cannot open it in any program. Can anyone help?  James Poling

Hi James,
Haven't faced this problem ever but wanted to understand it. Want to know a few things :
What is the extension of the files after you save them in psd format ?
and To what location are you trying to save the files ?
Have you tried changing the extension of the files to psd manually and then opening it in PSE?
Thanks

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