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  1. 78 votes

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    Hi,

    Thanks for reporting the issue .
    We have fixed the bug which was orignally reported but it seems some users are still facing the issue.

    We are not able to reproduce this issue in house now ,Kindly provide following info to nail down this issue:

    1)Kindly provide some video , Test file(Via File→Package) & some steps with which you are facing issue and share with us at ShareWithAI@adobe.com .

    2)Please try the below mentioned workaround and let us know if that helps:

    If you do not use custom Adobe PDF presets/joboptions or not heard of it then follow the below steps
    1. Navigate to user presets folder
    Win: appdata\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings
    Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings
    2. Rename the folder to “Settings old” and create a new empty folder “Settings” in the same place
    3. Launch Illustrator and check if you can save the document

    If you use custom…

  2. An unknown error occurred when saving AI file

    Since updating to 24.2 on our Macs people are intermittently getting "An unknown error occurred" when trying to save an AI file. We have found in those cases outlining all the fonts will let us save. We are using the latest version of Universal Type Client for our font management.

    50 votes

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    Hi,
    Thanks for reporting this issue, Illustrator Team really appreciate this.
    We are unable to reproduce this issue in house. We need your help in getting this issue reproducible.
    Kindly provide some video and Test file(Via File→Package) with some steps with which you are facing issue and share with us in a zip file at sharewithai@adobe.com. Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.
    Please Also let us know if you have been using any 3rd Party plugin while facing this problem.

    Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we might need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
    If yes, then please do let me know about your available time so that I can schedule a connect session accordingly.
    Our time zone is IST (+5:30 GMT).We are available…

  3. Illustrator could only partially read this file

    When I load the first attached file in 24.0.1 (with Windows 10) it loads OK and I can edit it. When I save it and try to reload it in 24.0.1 it says Illustrator could only partially read this file. That's awful when Illustrator cannot read a file it has just saved.

    The layers (and sublayers) under ALL > WATERWAYS > A-B beginning with A have all gone missing when it reads in what it can. Other parts may be missing too.

    It works fine in 23.1. and I have had to revert to using that.

    I have lost a…

    26 votes

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  4. Save/Save As doesn't work in Action

    1. Make a new document
    2. Record a new Action for Save (CMD+S) and Save As (Shift+CMD+S), stop Action
    3. Do something in the document - Draw the rectangle for example
    4. Play Save/Save As Action
    5. Close the document (Attention!!! No warning about Save Changes!!!)
    6. Open the document

    Result: Opened document doesn't contain the rectangle.
    That means nothing happened with this document while Play Actions

    Illustrator ver. 24.0.2
    It is the critical issue and my suggestion to downgrade Illustrator to 24.0.1, if you use "Save/Save as" and "Close" commands in Actions in your work

    12 votes

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    Hi

    Apologies for the inconvenience caused to you due to this issue.
    We are unable to reproduce this issue at our end.

    Please help by providing the below information:
    1) Is it reproducible on the latest illustrator version 25.4.1?
    2) Kindly share some video, Action recorded script (.aia), the Test file(Via File→Package) & some steps with which you are facing the issue and share with us at
    ShareWithAI@adobe.com in a Zip file.

    Please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.

    Thanks and Regards
    Rohit Jain
    Illustrator Team

  5. Asset Export not respecting Clipping Mask on image

    When dragging an image with a clipping mask into Asset Export it will add a white border and export at the original image size, not the clipped size

    8 votes

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    Hi,

    Gentle Reminder.

    Please share the given details at ShareWithAI@adobe.com
    1) If the issue is reproducible on latest build 25.2.3?
    2) Is multiple AI versions installed in your system? If yes, please share the details.
    3) Some video & Test file for our reference.

    Thanks,
    Illustrator team

    Also, please mention the title of this issue as the subject of the mail.

    Thanks

  6. empty progress dialog

    BUG: Hitting save, switching to another application for a bit, and then coming back to Illustrator leaves a non-dismissable, persistent blank "Progress" dialog floating behind Illustrator's windows. These empty dialogs often stack up, and only ever go away by quitting the application.

    Expected: whatever dialog this is supposed to be clears itself up, cleans itself up, and puts itself away.

    Mac Powerbook touchbar
    MacOS Mojave 10.14.3
    Illustrator 23.0.2

    7 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  Anish Kumar responded

    Thanks for reporting the issue. We have tried the scenario and failed to reproduce it,it would be helpful if you could provide some more information-

    Is this happening on win 7 only?

    Have you tried cleaning the preferences and re launching the application?Does that solve the issue.

    Have you encountered this issue with the latest Illustrator build?

    Thanks
    Anish Kumar

  7. Illustrator CC 2019 freezes when trying to save.

    Illustrator freezes while trying to save, both locally or on a network drive.

    6 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  Anish Kumar responded

    Hi,

    I would like to know if your issue is resolved ? If not please help us by answering few questions-

    Hardware you were working?
    Is this very frequent?
    Your operating system?
    Are you connected to a VPN?

    Please revert us back with the above information,it may help us to reproduce the issue in house.

  8. 'Can't save some resource data, but artwork was saved successfully. AN I/O error occurred. Id:-36'

    'Can't save some resource data, but artwork was saved successfully. AN I/O error occurred. Id:-36'

    This happens when saving an illustrator doc now.

    5 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  Anish Kumar responded

    Hi,

    Please accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience. Is this happening even now with the latest Illustrator version. Please revert back if you are facing this even now.

  9. SVG Export Distortion

    I am having 0 success with Adobe Illustrator exports that incorporate filters. Some are stock images from Adobe stock that have polygonal patters. Others are 3D text rendered objects. Others are layers built with a variety of transparency filters and opacity settings. The SVG exports are not usable and we are resorting to .png files until we solve this. I saw a similar post that was unresolved: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/33118615-sizes-and-coordinates-get-distorted-in-svg-export
    I am using export settings with Styling: Presentation; Images: Preserve; Object ID: Minimal; 2 Decimals; Minify and Responsive checked. Other modifications to these settings has not worked.
    Additionally, many of the Adobe…

    4 votes

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  10. PDF error "This file is damaged" in the new Illustrator 2023 (27.0)

    In Adobe Illustrator 2023 (27.0), when attempting to open a PDF in illustrator, I get an error message and the file does not open. The error reads "This file is damaged" with no extra context or solution. The file refuses to open.

    The same file WOULD open on the previous Adobe Illustrator 2022 (I believe 26.5), and I would receive an error message (The document contains PDF objects that have been reinterpreted: An unknown shading type was encountered.) The file would then open, and then I could poke around the layers in order to get the vector shapes I needed…

    3 votes

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  11. PDFの書き出しでアピアランスが正しく表示されない

    書き出し>スクリーン用に書き出しでPDFを選択すると、アピアランスで設定した色が正しい表示で書き出しされません。

    3 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  PCM Maro responded

    Illustrator 製品版フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。


    ご報告いただきました内容のにつきまして、検証のため、以下の追加情報をお願いいたします。


    1. お使いのオペレーティングシステムおよび Adobe Illustrator (デスクトップ版) のバージョン
    2. 問題が発生したときに実行していた手順
    3. 想定していた結果
    4. 実際の結果
    5. [必要に応じて] Illustrator ファイルまたはビデオをアップロードしてください。


    お手数をおかけいたしますが、ご協力のほどよろしくお願いいたします。


    Illustrator チーム


  12. ローカルに保存できない(不明なエラー)

    Windows10 64bit pro
    Illustrator2021(Var.25.3.1)

    不明なエラーでローカルに保存できません。

    ・何も配置していないドキュメントでも保存できない。
    ・ai/eps/svg/pdfどの形式でも保存できない。
    ・クラウドなら保存できます。

    ・Illustratorをインストールし直しても無理。
    ・Illustrator2020にダウングレードしても無理。
     (2021にアップグレードする前はできていた)
    ・環境ファイルを削除しても無理。

    3 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  PCM Maro responded

    Illustrator 製品フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    ご報告内容ですと、ローカルにドキュメントファイルが一切保存できない状況ということでしょうか?

    ご確認のほどよろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  13. 書き出しがtmpで止まる

    2回に1回くらいの確率で、アートボードの書き出しでファイルがtmp$$しか出力されない

    2 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  PCM Maro responded

    Illustrator 製品フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    ご報告いただきました内容につきまして、以下の内容の詳細をお教えください。

    1. お使いのオペレーティングシステムおよび Adobe Illustrator (デスクトップ版) のバージョン
    2, 問題が発生したときに実行していた手順
    3. [再現検証用] Illustrator ファイルまたはムービー

    書き出しは複数のメニューや設定がありますので、再現検証のために追加情報をお願いいたします。

    よろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  14. 2 votes

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    Need More Info  ·  PCM Maro responded

    製品フィードバックへのご協力ありがとうございます。

    ご報告いただいた「不明なエラーで保存できない」という現象ですが、詳細情報が不明なため、検証ができませんので、追加情報をお知らせください。

    バグを報告する際は、以下の内容を詳しく記載していただけますと、検証を行うことができますのでご協力ください。

    1. お使いのオペレーティングシステムおよび Adobe Illustrator (デスクトップ版) のバージョン
    2. 問題が発生したときに実行していた手順や操作
    3. 想定していた結果
    4. 実際の結果
    5. [必要に応じて] Illustrator ファイルまたはビデオをアップロードしてください。

    お手数をおかけしますが、よろしくお願いいたします。

    Illustrator チーム

  15. Illustrator Not Holding Clipping Masks

    Hello. I'm not sure if this is just an "operator error" or if this is a bug in the new Illustrator 2020, but every time I reopen my AI file the clipping masks have been removed. Is there a fix for this? It started happening when I updated to 2020.

    Thanks in advance!

    2 votes

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  16. Unable to save Illustrator file as svg using artboards

    We use Illustrator to draw lots of icons.
    If we place each iocn on an artboard and try to save each artboard to a file by selecting Save as -> svg -> use artboards -> all,
    we expect multiple icons to be saved to multiple svg files.

    We actually get multiple svg files, but each svg contains all layer names from the original file and one svg icon.

    It would be very helpful, if manual cleanup after saving / exporting wasn't necessary.

    2 votes

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  17. JPG Import bug CC 2019

    macOS 10.13.6
    Ai 23.0

    Try to open or place a .jpg or .jpeg file
    -> Error-Message "File could not be read because there was an error"

    Does work with other images. I attached the original image.

    (After running the image through imageOptim the import works)

    2 votes

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  18. PDF export misses

    After performing "Save a copy" and choosing the PDF, the PDF created does not contain all the art of the artboard. It seems random with no consistency as to what is affected.

    - Sometimes ungrouping helps, 50%. Most often I have to delete the art and replace it.
    - Could even be the same art that appears on another page, so its not errors in the art.
    - Could be copy or vector work.
    - Does not matter if its save as smallest size or other size

    1 vote

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    The team would need the test file you can reliably reproduce the problem, the steps to reproduce it, the exact OS specs and the version of Illustrator used. A video can also help to study the issue.

    If you can share the file publicly — please attach it in the comments. If if you are not allowed to do so or you do not want to make it public — you can send it over to sharewithai@adobe.com

  19. コンピューターに保存時、ファイル名を作成する際、シフト+テンキーを使うと保存画面がリセット

    コンピューターに保存時、ファイル名を作成する際、シフト+テンキーを使い、テキストの一部を選択しようとすると保存画面がリセットされてしまう。Creative Cloudに保存時には発生しない現象。

    1 vote

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  20. bmp

    bmpへの書き出しをしても、「ファイルが壊れています」となり、読み取りができない状況になっています。

    1 vote

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    syuichi okamoto さま

    Illustratorデスクトップ版UserVoiceへのご協力をありがとうございます。

    いただきました情報について、もう少し詳しい情報を頂けますと幸いです。

    1. お使いのオペレーティングシステム(マシンスペック)および Adobe ・Illustrator (デスクトップ版) のバージョン
    2. 問題が発生したときに実行していた手順:
      ・フォント名など
    3. 追加の情報がございましたら追記をお願いいたします。
    4. (必要に応じて)スクリーンショットまたはビデオをアップロードしてください。

    どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。


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