Common questions on Photoshop cloud documents

Cloud documents are Adobe's cloud-native file format that can be accessed online or offline directly within Photoshop. They enable seamless work across devices while automatically saving your edits through the cloud.

Photoshop cloud documents offer reliability with automatic saving, mobility to access files across devices, quality with full-fidelity layer storage, and easy access to all your work directly within Photoshop on any device.

Access your cloud documents from the Photoshop home screen under the Your files tab on desktop or iPad, or go to https://www.adobe.com/files/cloud-documents/.

Cloud documents are optimized for working on the go and enable seamless workflows between applications like Photoshop, XD, Fresco, and Aero. Creative Cloud Files store any file type but don't have the same native cloud capabilities as cloud documents.

No, cloud documents can't be accessed from Creative Cloud Libraries. You can access them from within Photoshop or at assets.adobe.com, but not from Libraries.

Yes, on desktop you can choose to save as either a cloud document or local file. On iPad, you can export your cloud document to other formats including PSD for local storage.

To access your PSD across devices, save it as a cloud document by selecting File > Save As > Save to cloud documents.

Editing on multiple devices simultaneously can create version conflicts. It's recommended to save your changes to the cloud before switching to another device to avoid conflicts.

Yes, you can work offline with any cloud document that's in your device cache. Open documents before going offline to ensure local availability. Changes will sync when you reconnect to the internet.

Embedded Smart Objects are fully supported in cloud documents. However, linked Smart Objects are only supported on the device where the cloud document was originally created.

Although both Lightroom photos and cloud documents are stored in your Creative Cloud account, your Lightroom photos and cloud documents are unrelated and stored separately.

To see your Photoshop edits reflected within your Lightroom catalog, you can export your cloud document into a file format supported by Lightroom, such as a PSD or TIFF, and import your photo back into Lightroom.