I'm having a breakdown over this. PLEASE FIX.

Since this bug has been marked as Resolved, it's probably being ignored as an issue now. So I've started a new bug report here - https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/35763940-space-bar-randomly-stops-working-as-hand-tool

Hopefully that one will get Adobe to look into this further.

Adobe fix your **** spacebar problem, update a patch like now please!

this just happened to me. it stopped working all of a sudden

Almost every day, at seemingly random times, the Space Bar will stop working as a shortcut for the Hand Tool. For as long as I have been using Adobe Illustrator, pressing the Space Bar has activated the Quick Hand Tool, which I use all the time for moving around inside an Illustrator file. It just stops working, and pressing the Space Bar suddenly does nothing.

There is another Bug for this same issue (marked as Resolved), which mentions that closing Chrome and/or Safari seems to fix this problem for some people. Not only is that not a good resolution to the issue, but it does not work for me (and many other people in the "Resolved" bug). The only way I can restore the Space Bar - Hand Tool functionality is to completely restart my computer, which has a huge impact on my work productivity, EVERY DAY.

This has been going on for months now, and commenting on the "Resolved" Bug is like screaming into the void. There are at least 44 unanswered comments about this problem since it was marked as Resolved (only 2 from me). PLEASE HELP US.

I am using macOS Sierra Version 10.12.6 and Illustrator CC Version 23.0

"Resolved" Bug - https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/31952662-spacebar-not-working-as-quick-hand-tool?page=1&per_page=20

It is not resolved!!!

How is this marked as Resolved?!? It is still happening to me every day. Shutting Chrome and Safari does nothing, only hard reboot fixes it.

PLEASE fix this. for 17 years I have been using Spacebar as hand tool with Adobe as a Graphic Designer. This is a crazy thing to change without any notification or ability to restore. FIX IT PLEASE!! Or please send instructions on how to re-install. Not having internet open is not a solution.

THIS IS NOT COOL :(

Similar to other commenters, quitting chrome fixed the issue. Was able to restart chrome and space bar continued to work as hand tool.

this isn't a system issue, its an adobe issue. you guys suck, fix this.

There's some kind of conflict regarding the input or something. If you type a bunch of spaces in the address-bar in whatever browser you're using, the hand tool becomes available when pressing space in Illustrator. No need for closing software, at least not in my experience.

Same issue for me, fixed by quitting Chrome. But, well...

Closed safari and the problem was fixed straight away

OMG! It was safari for me too! I closed it and it worked!

This is incredibly annoying. I ran the Sierra update and am working on a mac pro—not sure if that makes a difference. I don't even have Safari open. Anyone having luck?

Delete the app and reinstall, it only happens with MacBooks for some reason.

Did anyone find a work around for this? I am trying to use PS and it's basically useless.

IF YOU QUIT SAFARI THE HANDTOOL WORKS AGAIN.. But 90% of us NEED to access data from the web and design at the same time. WHY is this happening?? This would be an easy fix especially if 10,000 designers have finally identified the problem and reported it. YES, if you quit Safari, the hand tool STILL works even after you've restarted Safari but WHY?? It should work ALL THE TIME.. this conflict is something that APPLE and ADOBE NEED TO ADDRESS ferchristsakes!

I don't update anything ,....but the hand tool not working....Is problem on Adobe or MacBook Pro?