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August 23, 2026
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Adobe stock is flooded with garbage now

  • August 23, 2026
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What has happened to all the adobe stock illustrator assests. They are garbage and you can't use them. 80% of the time when I download a .ai asset it is trash and obviously a trace. I don't want to have to ask for a refund every single time when it is 80% of the time. Look at these three files I just downloaded. #2061475841. #2123046716 #2034659405

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    Known Participant
    August 28, 2026

    I am absolutely with you on this. The majority of vector images I have downloaded recently have also been obvious traces, and a couple not even vector images AT ALL (and yes, I checked I had definitely downloaded the vector file). 

    Going via the chat each time has been an absolute nightmare. I’ve lost a good couple of hours getting credit refunds because the chat agents do NOT understand the issue. The last one tried telling me that they can’t offer refunds for poor quality images and that I have to go direct to the image creator 🤨

    Two things need to happen:
    1) They need to be checking these images properly so they don’t end up on the site
    2) They need a smooth, easy process for reporting and getting a refund on bad quality images.

    Three times now I have asked to make an official complaint and been told my complaint has been passed to the relevant team. But nothing has been done. There is no official complaints process. It’s a joke. 

    Participant
    August 27, 2026

    I’m on a deadline for a presentation and what would have been straightforward process 6-9 months ago to select images to support my presentation concepts is now utterly useless.  I literally give up. It is unusable and offers nothing worth putting into a corporate slide. I hope they fix this because it was a great resource for me that is now useless. (hovering on cancel subscription)

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2026

    You posted this is in Feature Requests. What are you requesting from Stock?

     

    If you paid for unusable assets, you’ll need to contact Adobe Customer Care and request a credit refund.

    https://account.adobe.com/plans

    Click the online chat icon and ask for an Agent.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Known Participant
    August 28, 2026

    Have you ever actually tried to do this? It’s very difficult. Every time I have done it, it has taken me a LONG time to get the agent to understand the issue. Sometimes they argue that credit refunds for bad quality images can’t be issued and advise you to get in touch with the creator - I kid you not. 

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 28, 2026

    I seldom have issues with Stock assets. That’s not to say that problems don’t sometimes occur, but I haven’t experienced it much.

     

    Requesting an occasional credit refund for an unusable or failed download hasn’t been an issue for me personally. I know the agents are busy so I keep my request short & sweet to save us both some time.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    yamato713108855
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2026

    The displayed image is too small to identify the specific issue.
    Please clearly specify the nature of the problem.
    Once the issue is identified, I will submit a request for re-review.