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Illustrator plays a <ding> sound when trying to move objects

I am attempting to move a vector object from one side to the next using my mouse. While selected, I attempt to move the object with my mouse and I am hearing a "ding" (as if there is a message pop up) and nothing. The object will not move (The layer is not locked), and there is no error message. The object will only move with the keyboard keys. Please help! I recently upgraded to CC2018.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Did what Nate Davis suggested & it worked!! ...."If you are running windows 10, here is what worked for me. I did a full shutdown by holding the "shift" key and selecting "shut down". When I turned my PC back on and started up Illustrator I had full drag ability again".

  • Martin Schmidt commented  ·   ·  Report

    the only solution to this frigging problem is to shut down my computer?? I DONT HAVE TIME TO, I HAVE A DEADLINE TO MEET FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

  • Martin Schmidt commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'M PROBABLY GONNA NOT GET THIS JOB BECAUSE OF THIS PIECE OF TRASH SOFTWARE, EVERYTHING IS "OH APPLE THIS, APPLE THAT" SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING TO PUT UP WITH THIS LAZY ADOBE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS THAT CANNOT FIX SIMPLE PROBLEMS

  • Martin Schmidt commented  ·   ·  Report

    Piece of trash software, i have to design something for a client I only have 2 hours to do it, I DONT HAVE FLIPPING TIME TO RESTART MY

  • Nick commented  ·   ·  Report

    Windows 10
    Cannot move any objects with the selection tool (V)
    It signals the windows "ding" that usually sounds when you cannot click on something for some reason.

    I tried the usual stuff - opening/closing, hitting escape, restarting - no luck. Should I completely reset illustrator?

    Here's what I was doing before the bug started. I just installed PS and was moving a PNG into Ai, rendered from PS. I couldn't find an import button in the file menu of Ai, so I looked up how to import and read that you should hit ctrl shft P - it was soon after these activities the issues began.

    Thank you for the wonderful products aside from this bug!

    (Also - for the love of god, make handles and anchors bigger. Not everyone has such a stready hand - you have to consider a diversity of people. At least create an option to make the anchors MUCH larger than the current options allow)

  • Nate Davis commented  ·   ·  Report

    If you are running windows 10, here is what worked for me. I did a full shutdown by holding the "shift" key and selecting "shut down". When I turned my PC back on and started up Illustrator I had full drag ability again.

    Thanks!

  • Lisa Schwaberow commented  ·   ·  Report

    same here......I have got to get work done. Illustrator is useless to me at the moment. Has anyone found a solution? Going to be using Inkscape until I hear of something. Please hurry! I want my Illo back!

  • Che commented  ·   ·  Report

    i'm crazy too without solution dingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

  • Paul commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm having the same issue! This is MAKING ME CRAZY!

  • Richard commented  ·   ·  Report

    same issue - i am able to drag it using the tiny blue center mark but nothing else

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    same issue with me..cant find any solutions..somebody help!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is the second time this has happened to me! It's driving me nuts. I can't remember what I finally did last time to correct the issue. Absolutely nothing is locked. I tried updating Illustrator and restarting a few times with no luck. This is ridiculous. I need this so that I can do my job, but there's always some stupid bug ruining the day.

  • Tan commented  ·   ·  Report

    Facing the same issue! Did you find any solution?

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