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Vector Smart Objects won't open after uninstalling Illustrator Beta

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November 5, 2024
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So I had the latest Illustrator Beta installed. Photoshop stated "Illustrator is damaged" when double clicking on a smart oject. I Uninstalled the Iustrator Beta, now it's saying "smartobjectxy.ai could not be found" when double clicking a smartobject, even though Illustrator 23, 24 and 25 are installed. How do I tell Photoshop to open them with another Illustrator version?

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bheindnpAuthor

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Reinstalling Photoshop and illustrator did solve the issue.

D Fosse

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It's probably the usual problem of lost file associations. It's possible you can just reassign in the operating system, but if not, then yes, an uninstall/reinstall should fix it.

Make sure to follow version order when installing and uninstalling. Think of it as tennis balls in a plastic tube - oldest at the bottom, newest on top.

Ged_Traynor

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@bheindnp you probably need to uninstall and reinstall Illustrator

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