I get a message 'This file has been modified outside Illustrator. Do you want to continue?'

We have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.
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Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience.
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Sajid Alom commented
plz fix this
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Philip Byrne commented
Still happening in version 28.5.
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Susan Draper commented
December 2023, and I just got this warning - again. I do not work off of a remote server, but I do tend to get this warning after I've saved a copy. While editing my designs, I save out PDFs of versions that I send to clients. The only work-around that I've developed is that I have to do a "save as". I save the file with a new name, (close the file and re-open the new one) and it will generally work.
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Amanda commented
Happening October 2023 for Illustrator 28.0 on Windows 10, so this is not Mac-exclusive. It does seem to be related to what drives items are saved on - my files are in a network drive shared by other team members but have not been opened/edited/looked at by anyone else. It will usually give me this prompt only if I'm saving a file I've already had open/saved a couple times already.
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Jasmine Barlow commented
I don't get this with network files at all, but I do constantly with Photoshop smart objects, and I really really need to be able to have scripts operate without this constant interaction.
M1 Max, Ventura 13.5, Illustrator 27.8.1, Photoshop 24.7.0
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Marley commented
Still happening in September 2023.
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Dimo Valev commented
It is still happening. Illustrator 27.2, MacOSX Monterey.
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Jackson Murphy commented
Please fix.... :(
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Jude Osborne commented
still happening, 09 Feb 2023, running Monterey, 12.3.1, and Adobe Illustrator 27.2.
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Maria commented
Still getting it in v 27.0.1. EYEROLL
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Ingmar commented
This is still an issue, and a critical one!! (Illustrator Version 26.4) It's not just an annoyance. I am currently editing files for print production that were saved as editable pdfs. When I now select "discard changes", the changes I made are discarded. When I select "keep changes", I cant edit the file as a multi-page editable PDF but it is treated like one that wasn't saved with editing capabilities. That means I am losing all the work that I did in the past days. Please provide a fix for this immediately!
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Philip Byrne commented
It's Baaaaack! I can reproduce it reliably when I Save As and then edit the new file.
Illustrator 26.3.1, Monterey 12.4, Mac Studio
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Kraeg Minett commented
Here's my best guess...I'm having the same issue and based off the other responses:
It happens when you are working off a remote server, either GoogleDrive, BoxDrive, OneDrive, etc.
These drives manifest as synched folders on our desktop, even if we appear to be working directly off the drive. As synching happens almost continuously now, and files get 'marked' by the particular remote drive, that very minor update to the file is what triggers this. It's as if you and a colleague were sharing a file through Creative cloud. The trigger is meant to warn you.
Instead in the majority of cases it's an ongoing annoyance.
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Anonymous commented
we are running 3 brand new imacs on OS 12.1, and have the latest version of Illustrator (26.03). This happens on all the imacs almost all of the time. We also get temp files that we cannot delete unless we restart the macs. We didnt have this problem before we installed the new macs.
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Sara commented
I am running all applications and OS fully up to date on a brand new iMac, syncing to OneDrive as I always have been, I am the only person using Illustrator in my company, and I get this annoying message every time...
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Graphicsbyte commented
I am running 12.0.1 Monterey with Illustrator CC 2022. I usually get this issue when I save files into Google Drive and open them. It's really frustrating because I am the only one with access to the file.
I hope Adobe can solve this bug.
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Mihkel Ronk commented
nice try but no, still around in v26
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Mihkel Ronk commented
26.0.1 version and this **** is still happening. Saving
in macOS to a folder synced with OneDrive. But cloud has been around for a while now, isn't it?Edit: Obviously nobody else is not editing that file, just created it.
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Marcos Chagas commented
Still getting this error. MacBook Air M1, Monterey (12.0.1), Illustrator 26.0. Saving to Google Drive.
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Hannah Grieser commented
Still an ongoing problem that hasn't been resolved with any of the latest software updates. Been dealing with this message for years now—on AI files that have never once been opened or even placed in any other program. Please fix!