Adobe Save As Issue — Protected Mode Fix
Symptom: Adobe always prompting “Save As” (wouldn’t save in place).
Fix
Go to Preferences > Security (Enhanced) and:
- Uncheck Enable protected mode at startup
- Uncheck Enable Enhanced Security
- Add
C:\as a trusted folder path
May not have needed the last two steps but did them anyway.
See Also
Followup
Protected Mode restricts write access as a sandbox measure — which is why save-in-place breaks. Worth noting: in a domain environment, these settings can be re-enforced by GPO (Adobe ADMX templates), so if this fix reverts, check GPO before doing it manually again. The trusted path approach is the cleaner long-term fix if GPO isn’t involved.