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defaultn6tnks0yxs05
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June 8, 2023
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Adobe Illustrator did not save the current state in a file

  • June 8, 2023
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A few times I had the problem that Adobe Illustrator did not save the current state in a file. Even though I actively clicked save and closed the file and the program without any problems or warnings. At first I thought it was the file, but it happens to me in other files as well. This is incredibly annoying. At one point I had problems with the internet. Could it be that Adobe does not save files when there is no internet reception?

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Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 8, 2023

Is "Save in background" turned on in the preferences. If so, try and turn it off.

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defaultn6tnks0yxs05Author
Participant
June 16, 2023

Unfortunately, this did not help. Quite the opposite!
I have lost another file with a lot of illustrations.

2 weeks ago I copied a file and saved it under a different name. Since then I have changed it a few times and saved it again. Everything was fine and the file was always saving.
Until my program crashed.

Although I have changed some things in the file in the last weeks, it is now suddenly back to the state of 2 weeks ago! All illustrations and changes are completely gone!

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 16, 2023

Where do you save your files?

Did the file save while crashing? This might damage files. And it might also damage the preferences. Did you reset the preferences?

 

Do you reboot the computer regularly?

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