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Ruby5EB4
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February 20, 2025
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Duplicate artboard name when exporting AI files

  • February 20, 2025
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Hi, I'm trying to export my artboards in an AI file. Each artboard in the file is named (for example: icon1). When I use Export > Export for Screens and choose AI as the file type, I get a weird result with this file name: icon1_icon1.ai.

In other words, it repeats the artboard name twice in the file name. Is there any way to avoid this from happening? The prefix option in the export dialogue box has been left blank, so it's not that either.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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    pu_2273
    Participating Frequently
    April 10, 2025

    in the meantime save as AI, and tick the save each artboard to a separate file box

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    jjjni
    Participant
    March 27, 2025

    Apparantly Illustrator forces artboard name duplicate (eg. icon1_icon1.ai) back to it even though I manually edited it away.

     

    This is how it happened for me:

    1. exported artboard named icon1 to AI file => gets named icon1_icon1.ai => edit name to icon1.ai

    2. open new file and place icon1.ai as embedded.

    3. open embedded file, make edits, hit save => creates new file named icon1_icon1.ai instead of overwriting icon1.ai

     

    Hope this adds to fixing the issue.

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    jjjni
    Participant
    March 27, 2025

    PS. it seems every time I edit original embedded file it replicates artboard name to file name. Now I icon1_icon1.ai has become icon1_icon1_icon1.ai

     

    This does not happen with AI files created and saved through New File.. option. I can place embedded, edit originals, hit save and see them updating in the parent file no problem.

    Anshul_Saini
    Community Manager
    Anshul_SainiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 18, 2025

    Hi @Ruby5EB4, @staceyg15779690, and @gabrieldevue,

     

    I’ve logged this issue with the product team, and they are actively working on a fix. Please stay tuned for updates — I’ll keep you posted as soon as I have more information.

     

    Thanks for your patience!

     

    Best,

    Anshul

      staceyg15779690
      staceyg15779690
      Participant
      March 12, 2025

      Experiencing this same problem and looking for a solution as well.

      gabrieldevue
      gabrieldevue
      Participant
      March 14, 2025

      Second this - having this problem when exporting as .eps
      not having this problem when exporting as .svg, .png, or .jpg

      Anshul_Saini
      Community Manager
      Anshul_SainiCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      February 20, 2025

      Hi @Ruby5EB4

       

      I tested this on my end and was able to replicate the same behavior—when exporting artboards as AI files via Export for Screens, the artboard name appears twice in the filename (e.g., icon1_icon1.ai).

       

      I’ll check with the product team to confirm whether this is expected behavior or if there’s a way to prevent it. I’ll update you as soon as I have more details!

       

      Best,

      Anshul Saini

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      Ruby5EB4Author
      Participant
      February 20, 2025

      Thank you! As I have over 1,000 artboards, I'd really like to find a solution instead of renaming by hand.

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