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DutchOz
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August 20, 2013
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How do I change the number of undos in Illustrator CS6?

  • August 20, 2013
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I used to have what seemed like unlimited undo's in Illustrator CS6 for Mac. In the last few days all I can do is six?!? How do I change this, please help!

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    Correct answer Mike_Gondek10189183

    You should have 200 undos, and can verify this in the bottom left flyout >> show >> number of undos (this show shows many undos you have cahced, not your max amount, will max out at 200)

    You can try changing the 200 in the illustrator preferences, by using a text editor, saving and then booting illustrator. Not sure this is a great idea, as 200 should be plenty, but let us know your results if you try.

    /undoDepth 5

    /maxUndoDepth 200

    Older versions of Illustrator let you change this in the preferences, but they must have decied that hitting CMD Z more than 200 times is not a good way to spend your afternoon.

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    Liggliluff
    Liggliluff
    Participant
    August 25, 2017

    Adobe Photoshop allows 1000 undos, and Illustrator should allow at least that amount too.

    Om Nath Jha
    Om Nath Jha
    Legend
    August 31, 2017

    Hi there,

    As suggested above, you can change that in the preferences. The default value is 200. If you want, you can also share a feature request here: Adobe Illustrator Feedback

    Regards,

    Om

    Mike_Gondek10189183
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    Mike_Gondek10189183Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 20, 2013

    You should have 200 undos, and can verify this in the bottom left flyout >> show >> number of undos (this show shows many undos you have cahced, not your max amount, will max out at 200)

    You can try changing the 200 in the illustrator preferences, by using a text editor, saving and then booting illustrator. Not sure this is a great idea, as 200 should be plenty, but let us know your results if you try.

    /undoDepth 5

    /maxUndoDepth 200

    Older versions of Illustrator let you change this in the preferences, but they must have decied that hitting CMD Z more than 200 times is not a good way to spend your afternoon.

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      DutchOzAuthor
      Participant
      August 20, 2013

      Sorry, I have no idea how to create a script, or where to save it to.

      What's frustrating is that it used to be (around) 200. But I have no idea what caused it to change to 6.

      Doug A Roberts
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      Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 21, 2013

      open this file in a text editor (windows):

      Users\<user name>\AppData/Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS5 Settings\en_US*\AIPrefs

      search it for 'maxundodepth'

      see what's there

      change it (maybe)

      save and restart illustrator.

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