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Anonymous
July 31, 2020
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Illustrator 2020 Slow Performance and Crashing

  • July 31, 2020
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Hello,

 

I work for an IT provider and have a client using Adobe Illustrator 2020 (24.2.1). In the past few weeks they have been experiencing very slow performance when using the application. They have a laptop and desktop and can replicate the same issue on both with a file currently being worked on. Both machines are Windows 10 and the laptop has 8GB ram, with the desktop having 16gb. Is there any updates or settings I can look into that may be causing this issue?

 

Thank You,

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    Correct answer Srishti_Bali

    Hi there,

     

    Sorry to hear about this experence. I am hoprful that the issue is resolved by now. If not,  I would request if you could share a few more details like:

    • OS and version of Illustrator
    • Is the issue related to a specific document? If yes, could you please share the document with us? You can upload it to the Creative Cloud (https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/share.html) and share the download link. 
    • Where the files are saved (Network Drive/ System HDD/ Shared Folder on System /External HDD)? 
    • When did this start happening? Are there any recent changes made to your system? For example, any antivirus, system updates or web extensions installed recently. 
    • Does resetting Illustrator Preferences (https://helpx.adobe.com/in/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html) help to resolve the issue?  
      Please note that resetting preferences will remove all the custom settings and Illustrator will launch with default settings. You can also take a backup of the folders in case you want to. Location is mentioned in the article.  

     

    Regards,

    Srishti

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    SolahMoon
    Participant
    August 3, 2020

    I am glad i am not the only one expiriancing problems with illustrator...i cant even save my files as illustrator.ai...All the tools are gone...i have installed illustrator 6 times and its not working properly...all the tools are gone even if i reset essentials my left tool bar will not comeback...errors are still there saying pluins are nor loading properly.....im about to cancel this membership....so frustrated

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 3, 2020

    When installing did you turn off antivirus?

    Also: you can contact Customer Care, they login to your system and figure it out.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 31, 2020

    8 GB is just not a lot. It's at the low end of the recommendations.

    What's in the file?

    Does that happen with all files? Where do they store files?

    Does that happen with specific operations?

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    Anonymous
    July 31, 2020

    The issue happens whether on the laptop or desktop with certain files. They did tell me that when creating new flyers they are using the old file as a template. The files are on a local drive but sometimes contain pictures located on a network drive as well. 

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 31, 2020

    Whenever networks are concerned, Illustrator tends to not behave well.

    Does it work better when all files are local?

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