I can just say that issues with Illustrator Links window are MANY and should be among top priorities for Adobe developers. Just use what you already have in InDesign and copy the way it works to Illustrator, like grouping same links, ability to relink all links by selecting group, adding go to link option on right click... just try to use right click on any link in illustrator, and you will see how much we are missing out, spoiler alert, it does nothing... or adding Alt + click option to relink so you can relink all, anything will be better than having no options what so ever. By the way I've been working in printing industry for 15 years and currently I'm working as a graphic designer at McCann Serbia, and this issues is really really really affecting our workflow, as it is forcing us to not use Illustrator in scenarios where it should be easier to use than InDesign. Hopefully we will get some update on these issues somewhat soon. It's really a big issue for Illustrator users in my opinion. Thank you for your time.

Definitely needs to be an option to relink all instances of an placed image. In some of my documents, I have many (sometimes 100's) instances of a placed file. I have to select the file and place each individual instance and it is very time consuming and cumbersome. If I decide not to go ahead with relinking all of the instances, I get stuck in a loop of still having to cancel each relink of each placed image. There is no way to get out of it. I do mock ups of cheer bows that have placed images of rhinestones to make it look realistic. If I want to change the colour of the rhinestones, I have to relink each individual rhinestone.

Just change other artwork to the same name as your linked file for temporary.. then change it back once you have saved your files. that's what i did, I'm on printing business too.

my files have multiple placeholder images which i'd like to change in bulk.
I want to be able to select multiple images and relink with the same file - with 1 click (bulk)
Attached demo action - "Relink All" > selected file will replace all selected images on file.

<https://github.com/dumbm1/ai_scripts/blob/master/jsx/fast_relink.jsx>

I tryed this Script, but I have a problem, I need to relink a lot of files to page 2 from a pdf.
Is there a solution for it?

the fast_relink.jsx do not see the PNG files to relink. It does see AI files.
Help with this, please?

it is TRULY unacceptable that this isn't already included in AI. Ridiculous. I'm going to spend an hour relinking each file one-by-one because I needed to move my image files around?

Any Idea of this?

Add a 'relink all instances' option/checkbox in relink file dialog box.

There should be a checkbox to relink ALL INSTANCES of a specific link with a new image in one go.

How to use this script?
When I go to File>Script>fast_relink.jsx

it pops up an error message in russian saying

"44 Файл для релинка не выбран"

or

24 Выделите линки и/или растровые изображения

I have a document that has many images, with the same file name. I think there is a problem with my OneDrive, where the files are linked on my work Mac, when I open the same file on my Mac at home they are missing. So I am constantly having to relink them when I change Macs. The problem is, when I select all the images with the same name it is not updating them all. I have to individually double-click each file to update them. This never used to be the case. Very annoying.

Luckily we have a script to relink multiple images with one file:
https://github.com/dumbm1/ai_scripts/blob/master/jsx/fast_relink.jsx
Huge thanks to Marat. Shame on those who work with relinking at Adobe...

Hello,

Hi, I'm brutally struggle with Ai or even in Indd when it comes to changing arts from linked files with more artboards and replacing them easily. I have prepared board for printing and label cutting so that means I have couple of graphics ready to print and what I have to do is just relink linked file with another one AND and choosing different page its original file.

I have one design like this with 3 artboards/pages and I have other 11 designs.

In other project I have placed linked files. The problem is, each placed linked file Ai is showing file browser to select file and page which veeeeery annoying.

I need is speed it up the changing file workflow and be asked for the file and artboard just once! The reason is also I have cutting lines which must on same place. Is it possible? Any ideas?

I recorded the problem: https://www.dropbox.com/s/go5wq58cnklenwj/ai_file_linking_issue.mov?dl=0

Imagine I have linked 100 files with 3 artboard so I have to click 300 windows? Now I have other 12 designs so that means 3600 times? Ugh.

Thanks.

Mac OS 10.14.5, Ai 23.0.4

Very frustrating to re-link 200 files individually via the LINKS panel.

I tried Lind to link a file today which was same for all 4 artboards. in order to do that I have selected the 4 links that needs to be replaced and clicked on the relink button. But it just replace one file instead of all 4. I have to reselect each time 4 the rest of the three.

If this could be fixed. So it will be easier in the future to place single file (image) at once in different dartboards.

Try using free software like blender to relink artwork/source files. It actually works! Why don't you try implementing something like this instead of making us all relink everything. This really is shoddy!!!!!