Modified link, Missing Link pop ups

Basically I get a pop up of modified or missing links every 2 to 3 minutes, constantly, it keeps happening with different files, I do have links but they are not being modified nor missing!!! And it drives me crazy, this is new for me, since I updated to Ai 2020. Any help?

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AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Jan 17, 2022

If you experience this issue again, please upvote another fresh report made here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/44367630

The team is aware it happens again, although the reason seems to be different, and the statistics is needed on the magnitude of it. Please don’t hesitate to comment.

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AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Jan 17, 2022

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AdminIllustrator Engineering (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Feb 10, 2020

Hi All,

This issue has been addressed in Illustrator version 24.0.3 (on MAC) & 24.0.2 (on WIN). Please update to the latest version to verify that your issue is addressed or not.

Thanks & Regards,
Illustrator Team

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AdminIllustrator Engineering (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Dec 22, 2019

Hi All,

We hope this season ends on a joyful note and continues into a safe and prosperous New Year for you and your family.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2020.

We have tried to address this issue in our beta build of 24.0.2.
Please visit adobe.ly/1o2SDsg and get the latest build for version 24.0.2 (Build 1).

Please do let us know if this issue is resolved for you or not.

With Best Regards,
Illustrator Team

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AdminIllustrator Engineering (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Dec 10, 2019

Hi All,

Thanks for sharing your feedback through mail. We really appreciate this.

We are able to reproduce this issue at our end and the issue is currently reviewed.

With Best Regards,
Illustrator Team

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AdminIllustrator Engineering (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator) responded · Nov 19, 2019

Hi All,

Sorry to hear that, apologies for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue. Will it be possible for you to share the detail with us at sharewithai@adobe.com ?

This will help us to isolate the issue further.
Information needed:
1. OS ? (WIN/MAC)
2. OS Version ?
3. Filed opened from local drive or server ?
4. Linked files are from local drive or server?
5. If server is in your workflow then type of server?
6. If it is a local drive then is it a backed-up folder ie. Dropbox or iCloud or oneDrive ?
7. If possible can you create a package of one of your file with which you are encountering the issue and ZIP/Compress the packaged folder and share. You can create package from AI menu File >> Package.

Thanks & Regards,
Raghuveer Singh
Illustrator Team

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Amber commented · December 10, 2019 8:14 PM · Report

I'm getting the same issue. It's driving me CRAZY. It keeps coming up every 15 seconds at least.

Also, sometimes when I place an image, right after placing, it's saying "there was an error placing this image" and if I Ignore all, it places a kazillion copies of it...

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Anthony commented · December 7, 2019 3:55 AM · Report

This version of Illustrator is rough....takes forever to save the most basic file. And this 'update missing links' window every time I move an image around my file. I'm not updating links, I'm just moving an image.

So buggy Adobe.....figure these things out please.

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Laura commented · December 3, 2019 6:42 PM · Report

This occurs much more frequently on my program, 3 to 4 times every 5 minutes

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Flam117 commented · December 2, 2019 9:44 PM · Report

Experiencing a similar issue but with EMBEDDED links (not live ones), details here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/39154411-embedded-links-in-illustrator-2020-show-up-as-both

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Flam117 commented · November 30, 2019 12:19 AM · Report

Linked images that gets embedded in Illustrator 2020 shows up on both MISSING links panel and EMBEDDED panel - triggers the "Some files are missing or modified in Links Panel. Would you like to update them now?" popup every 10-15 mins (but all images are embedded).

Source images before embedding lived within same folder as the AI workfile. Already tried placing images in /Links folder before embedding, does not solve issue of image being classified as missing AFTER embedding.

Also noted that linked images NOT embedded do not show up as missing and perform as per usual (only asks for update if modified).

This is on a 2019 Macbook Pro running Mojave 10.14.6, latest version of Illustrator from Creative Cloud.

Image files for test file are web-sized JPEGs, nothing crazy.

How can I ensure embedded links stay embedded and stop Illustrator from asking me to update them/thinking they are missing?

Thanks!

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Rich Brown commented · November 29, 2019 6:44 PM · Report

Same here... driving me insane!!!

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Sarah commented · November 22, 2019 9:04 PM · Report

YES, I'm so glad it's not just me. It's so annoying.

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Jackie commented · November 21, 2019 1:14 AM · Report

I get this too!!! Please fix!! It happens whenever I place linked images, move them around, etc. The constant pop ups are SO annoying!!

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DCH commented · November 20, 2019 7:17 AM · Report

Same issue as soon as I updated to 2020. Please fix... very annoying!

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Lisa commented · November 19, 2019 8:05 AM · Report

Same problem. When will it be fixed?

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Jon commented · November 19, 2019 5:44 AM · Report

Same here. The Link Update PopUp appears every 2 to 3 mins.
It only happens once I does any adjustment to any linked image.
The work around for me is to modify the images as soon as possible and save the file. Then work on the vectors afterwards.

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Steve commented · November 16, 2019 10:46 AM · Report

Same problem here. Started about a week ago since being asked to save a file on the cloud or on my desktop.

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Steve commented · November 16, 2019 10:44 AM · Report

HAving the same problem last few days. So annoying.

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Anonymous commented · November 16, 2019 2:16 AM · Report

Yes! I am getting this too, every 10-15 seconds as I work, it's maddening!

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Daniel Girard commented · April 12, 2019 3:05 AM · Report

Same issue... any help appreciated. Didn't appear UNTIL I deleted a linked image.

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Anonymous commented · October 12, 2017 2:33 AM · Report

My illustrator keeps giving me a pop up that says "some files are missing or modified in the links panel. Would you like to update them now? Regardless if I click yes or no, it keeps popping up. 1. there were no missing links. 2. then I deleted all links in the document and it is still popping up every 5 seconds. Its extremely frustrating

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