Created a file in Dropbox, machines other than the original say "Could not find the linked file"

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May 25, 2025
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Subject is pretty much it. Various firings of the "Could not find the linked file" warning, even though i originally created the file in the same Dropbox folder that other machines are trying to access it from. How do I fix this? Thanks.

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Correct answer Bobby Henderson

Are you opening the Illustrator file on the same computer in which it was created, or opening it on a different computer? It's possible one or more placed images or other placed assets were linked from another location not inside your Dropbox folder.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

You can try to create a folder named Links next to the Ilustrator file in the DropBox folder and put the links in there. I do not use DropBox so I did not test it, but Illustrator looks for linked files in the Links folder next to the document.

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Bobby Henderson

Correct answer

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Are you opening the Illustrator file on the same computer in which it was created, or opening it on a different computer? It's possible one or more placed images or other placed assets were linked from another location not inside your Dropbox folder.

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DK23602474ijk9Author

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Thank you! You're right it is different computers, but I thought I did not use any additional files outside of Illustrator itself. I will check that in any event.

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