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BrandonGriffin
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March 7, 2024
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Cannot drag & drop PNG & JPG to Illustrator

  • March 7, 2024
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I recently lost the ability to drag & drop png or jpg files into Illustrator (v28.3) from Photoshop (25.5.1). I can Place those same files but not drag & drop.  Any suggestions?

    Correct answer BrandonGriffin

    I did some testing and it came down to I had to revert to Photoshop (v25.4) to play nice with Illustrator (v28.3). Photoshop (v25.5 and up) doesn't allow me to drag & drop png or jpg files into Illustrator.  FYI I'm on macOS Sonoma 14.3.1

     

    Hopefully Adobe will resolve this issue.

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    Marija354252925plu
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    March 13, 2024

    Hi,

    I've been having quite a few technical issues with my new laptop (M3 Max 2023).. It runs on Sonoma 14.3.1. One of the issues is that I can't drag and drop objects from Photoshop to Illustrator. Copy and Paste doesn't work either. I know I could just save each object as png and Place it, however, that eats a lot of time. Not sure why this is happening, never happened with my old laptop (2021 macbook pro). Is this a bug? 

     

    Thanks in advance 

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 25, 2024

      Sonoma has inexplicable issues. And that's about all we know in the forums. Some of these issues might get better with the latest version of that shipwreck system.

       

      Drag and drop has issues, because you will change the AI file's color profile when dragging and dropping.

      Anubhav M
      Community Manager
      Anubhav MCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 26, 2024

      Hello @Marija354252925plu,

      We understand that encountering technical issues can be frustrating. Would you mind trying to update macOS to the latest version (https://adobe.ly/4cyuDGs) and checking if it helps? Also, try running Illustrator under Safe Mode (Windows / macOS) and share your observations.

      Looking forward to hearing from you.

       

      Thanks,

      Anubhav

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      BrandonGriffinAuthorCorrect answer
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      March 7, 2024

      I did some testing and it came down to I had to revert to Photoshop (v25.4) to play nice with Illustrator (v28.3). Photoshop (v25.5 and up) doesn't allow me to drag & drop png or jpg files into Illustrator.  FYI I'm on macOS Sonoma 14.3.1

       

      Hopefully Adobe will resolve this issue.

        Ton Frederiks
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        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 7, 2024

        Yes, drag & drop from Photoshop 25.4 works for me too.

        But if you do not want to change the colors in your Illustrator document without you knowing it, don't use this workflow.

        Use Place or even Copy/Paste.

        Ton Frederiks
        Community Expert
        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 7, 2024

        I see the same on my system with Mac OS Ventura. On my older Mac, it still works with 28.3 and Big Sur.

        Although it should work, there are problems when dragging from Phootoshop into Illustrator.

        When the document color profiles are different, the Illustrator Document Color  Profile  will change without warning.

        Place is the better workflow.

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