Auto-update of linked images broken in Illustrator 2025 (works in 2024)
have encountered an issue with Illustrator 2025(~29.7.1) on macOS 15.6.1.
When I edit and save a linked PSD file in Photoshop, Illustrator 2025 does not auto-update the linked image immediately when switching back from Photoshop.
• In Illustrator 2024, this works perfectly: saving in Photoshop → switching to Illustrator → the link updates instantly.
• In Illustrator 2025, the update does not happen unless I first switch to another app or Finder, then return to Illustrator.
• I confirmed this behavior on multiple Macs, both before and after updating macOS.
• Preferences “Update Links Automatically” and “Check Links Before Opening Document” are enabled.
It seems Illustrator 2025(~29.7.1) is not detecting the file system change event when switching directly from Photoshop.
Could you please confirm if this is a known bug, and if a fix is planned in a future update?
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PNG and JPG files show the same issue as PSD.
The 29.8 build has not yet been released to me, so I cannot test it. I normally don’t use Illustrator Beta, but I installed it just now to check, and the result was the same.In all cases, when saving again in Photoshop and switching immediately back to Illustrator, the linked image does not update. After a few seconds, a yellow warning icon appears in the Links panel, and I have to manually update the link.
After further testing, I found that if I wait about 5 seconds after saving in Photoshop before switching back to Illustrator, the link will auto-update correctly.
So the behavior is:
• Save in Photoshop → switch to Illustrator immediately → no update (yellow warning icon appears, manual update required)
• Save in Photoshop → wait ~5 seconds → switch to Illustrator → auto-update worksRestarting Illustrator and resetting preferences did not resolve the issue. This behavior never occurred in Illustrator 2024 or earlier.
Hope this helps to reproduce the bug.
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Haven’t heard about it yet...
Does is happen with PSD files only? What about PNGs or something else?
What about the 29.8 build that has just been released (it might not appear yet in your CCD, it gets published in waves)?
What about Ai Beta?
