Where does Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 save the output file on Windows?
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On Windows 7, I can open files in Nik HDR Efex Pro 2, adjust the settings, and click Save. A progress bar appears and finishes, but I don’t get any confirmation message and I can’t tell where the processed file was written. I’ve checked common folders like Desktop, Pictures, Documents, and temp folders without finding it. Does HDR Efex Pro 2 overwrite the original, or save a new file somewhere else when used standalone or as a plugin?
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Unless you use the "Save As" dialog it overwrites the original file.
In the case of using it is a plugin with an application such as Lightroom, it will overwrite the TIFF or JPEG that LR generates when it exports the image to the plugin.
For more please see: Can the Nik Collection be used without Photoshop or Lightroom?
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HDR Efex Pro 2 may save in different ways depending on how you launched it:
- If you use it as a plugin from another app such as Lightroom, it typically writes back over the TIFF/JPEG that the host application created for editing.
- When used standalone, users report that Save may overwrite the original file unless there is a separate Save As workflow.
- Another reported standalone behavior on Windows 7 is that the result is saved as a new TIFF in your Documents folder, using the original filename with an _HDR suffix (for example: filename_HDR.tif).
So first check your Documents folder for a file named like your original plus _HDR.tif. If you opened it from another editor/catalog app, look for the exported TIFF/JPEG that app created. If you still can’t find it, a system file-monitoring tool can confirm exactly where the file is being written during save.
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