File Name Can't Copy/Paste to While Saving

I know you've specifically said you don't want to test in Safe Mode, but it's genuinely one of the most useful diagnostic steps you can take.

Safe Mode isn't a suggested permanent solution. It's a temporary test, and getting back to normal is simply a matter of restarting your Mac.

The reason it's recommended is that macOS/Windows starts with many non-essential background processes and third-party extensions disabled. This helps identify whether something outside Illustrator might be interfering with the clipboard or keyboard shortcuts.

If copying and pasting works in Safe Mode but fails during a normal startup, that's useful information. It suggests something normally running on your Mac could be contributing to the problem.

You can then investigate background utilities, clipboard managers, security software, window managers and other applications that might interfere with the clipboard.

I've encountered something similar with InDesign where keyboard shortcuts weren't functioning correctly. After investigating, the culprit turned out to be Webroot security software, not InDesign itself.

Now, I'm not suggesting that your problem is necessarily caused by third-party software, or that Illustrator is free of bugs. There are reports of this particular issue going back several years. However, a problem being reported by multiple users doesn't automatically establish its cause.

If you'd rather avoid Safe Mode, there are other things worth testing.

1. Try right-clicking in the filename field and selecting Paste. Does that work, or is it specifically Command-V that fails?

2. Try copying plain text from TextEdit and pasting it into the filename field. This helps establish whether the clipboard content makes a difference.

3. Try the Save dialog in another application, such as TextEdit or Preview. Does Command-V work there?

4. Try a new macOS user account. If it works there, that points towards something in your normal user environment.

5. Temporarily quit third-party utilities, particularly clipboard managers, keyboard remapping tools and window management applications.

6. Back up and reset Illustrator's preferences. Corrupted preferences can cause unexpected interface and shortcut behaviour.

The important thing is to narrow down where the failure occurs.

If the same problem persists in a clean environment, that becomes useful evidence for Adobe to investigate. If it disappears, you've narrowed down where to look.

I appreciate that it's frustrating, especially when it's affecting something as basic as saving a filename, but troubleshooting is about eliminating possible causes rather than assuming the cause from the outset.

​@AreliMedia Instead of Command V, try Command Shift V. Command V should work normally, but I sometimes use Command Shift V when I run into formatting issues, and it works well. Does the keyboard shortcut, Command V also doesn’t work in other applications? 

Double-check the Keyboard shortcuts, Go to the main menu, Edit and scroll down to Keyboard Shortcuts. Check whether Paste is still assigned to ⌘V. If it isn’t, then add that shortcut back in and save it! 

You can also try right-click to ‘Paste’ as well — does that work? If that works, maybe the keyboard shortcuts are corrupted! Not sure how? But, it’s possible! 

Let us know if that works for you! 

Hello ​@AreliMedia 

Sorry for the late reply. I tried to replicate this problem on my end but couldn't. Could you try isolating the problem by closing other apps/plugins/window managers you might have running alongside Illustrator to see if that helps?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav