This works:
(tried a few things based on other sites/threads).

Save your work, close all Adobe apps
(didn't work for just Illustrator. I had to close Photoshop and InDesign to make it work)

Option + Click-Finder (in Dock): Relaunch
(Takes just a few seconds)

Opened Illustrator again and problem was solved.

Some threads also said they had to restart computer and issue was fixed. Mine worked just doing the Relaunch Finder thing.

FYI: I'm still running an older CS 5.1 but from my understanding, it's the same issue with the apps running, any version, even CC.

One helper said this issue happens at random times from using the Command + H (hide) in any of the apps. I know this or something similar has happened to me in the past but I've been a designer using Adobe products since 1990 and it's very rare to me.

Hope this helps someone 🙂

This works:
(tried a few things based on other sites/threads).

Save your work, close all Adobe apps
(didn't work for just Illustrator. I had to close Photoshop and InDesign to make it work)

Option + Click-Finder (in Dock): Relaunch
(Takes just a few seconds)

Opened Illustrator again and problem was solved.

Some threads also said they had to restart computer and issue was fixed. Mine worked just doing the Relaunch Finder thing.

FYI: I'm still running an older CS 5.1 but from my understanding, it's the same issue with the apps running, any version, even CC.

One helper said this issue happens at random times from using the Command + H (hide) in any of the apps. I know this or something similar has happened to me in the past but I've been a designer using Adobe products since 1990 and it's very rare to me.

Hope this helps someone 🙂

This works:
(tried a few things based on other sites/threads).

Save your work, close all Adobe apps
(didn't work for just Illustrator. I had to close Photoshop and InDesign to make it work)

Option + Click-Finder (in Dock): Relaunch
(Takes just a few seconds)

Opened Illustrator again and problem was solved.

Some threads also said they had to restart computer and issue was fixed. Mine worked just doing the Relaunch Finder thing.

FYI: I'm still running an older CS 5.1 but from my understanding, it's the same issue with the apps running.

One helper said this issue happens at random times from using the Command + H (hide) in any of the apps. I know this or something similar has happened to me in the past but I've been a designer using Adobe products since 1990 and it's very rare to me.

Hope this helps someone :)

I have the same problem and is a big problem...

Think I've posted this before - but when this happens to me (usually on a daily basis) I find that when I'm in Illustrator and I put the computer to sleep then immediately wake the computer back up using the spacebar the issue resolves itself. Much better than quitting and reopening Illustrator.

To me this says the space bar is being hi-jacked by something else on the system...

Spacebar/hand tool on Illustrator and Photoshop not working since updating CC 2021.
I cannot begin to explain how much this sucks. Fix it.

Big Sur 11.3.1
2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB

Spacebar/hand tool on Illustrator and Photoshop not working since updating CC 2021.
I cannot begin to explain how much this sucks. Fix it.

Big Sur 11.3.1
2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB

same issue
macOS Big Sur 11.4
macbook pro 2020
2.3ghz
16gb

Same issue!!!

MacOS Catalina 10.15.7
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
illustrator version 25.3.1

Space bar shortcut for hand tool no longer works

Happening to me too.

Since the update to 25.2.3 (desktop for mac) the space bar doesn't work as a shortcut to the hand tool nor the zoom tool (used together with command). This absolutely sucks. Please repair this at once! Thank you.

Hello,

Since I download the new version of the Creative Cloud yesterday and had to re-download of my adobe apps, the space bar shortcut that allowed me to navigate through my file doesn't work anymore.
And I cannot modify the shortcut anywhere.

This is really diminishing efficiency...
Please help.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) OS Big Sur; dual monitors; Bluetooth keyboard/mouse
AI vs. 25.2.1

I'll be working on a project and using all the keyboard shortcuts successfully. Then I'll go away and come back and they are no longer working. Shortcuts such as: Spacebar to move around canvas; Cmd + Opt + Spacebar to zoom in/out

I have found that if I go to the Apple Menu and select sleep then immediately wake the computer again the space bar starts working again.

What is the fix for this issue? Productivity is down because of it. Extremely frustrating that this issue keeps happening.

You've broken the spacebar hand tool shortcut AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All of a sudden command + spacebar has stopped working and also using just the spacebar for the hand tool. I had this issue years ago but I thought it had been fixed. I'm using AI2020 v24.3. Its so bloody frustrating as the only way to sort it seems to be restarting my Mac, which a massive pain. Any ideas or suggestions?

It continues to work for me in After Effects after it stops working in Illustrator. Maybe get the two teams to chat with each other.

Please fix this ASAP. I use this continuously throughout the day and it is messing with my productivity and workflow and increasing my stresslevels.