Recently saved .ai files greyed out in Place dialog — InDesign and Illustrator on macOS

Hello,

I am experiencing a recurring issue with the File > Place dialog in both InDesign and Illustrator. It has been happening since I started using this Mac.

My setup:

• MacBook Pro 16-inch (2023)

• Apple M2 Max, 96 GB RAM

• macOS Tahoe 26.6.2

• Adobe 2026 applications, including InDesign 21.6

• Files stored locally on the internal drive

• Full Disk Access already enabled for both InDesign and Illustrator

Steps to reproduce:

1. Modify an existing .ai file in Illustrator and save it with Cmd+S.

2. Immediately go to File > Place in InDesign or Illustrator.

3. The newly saved .ai file appears greyed out and cannot be selected.

What I have tested:

• Waiting 10 seconds with the Place dialog open does not help.

• Navigating to another folder and returning does not help.

• Closing the Place dialog completely and reopening it makes the same file selectable immediately.

• Dragging the same file directly from Finder into InDesign works on the first attempt.

Other users have reported similar behaviour with recently modified PSD files in this existing thread:
https://community.adobe.com/questions-652/files-are-greyed-out-in-place-dialog-809474

Is this a known issue with the Place dialog on macOS? Is there a confirmed fix or a permanent workaround beyond reopening the dialog or dragging files from Finder?

Thank you.