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francis55
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August 23, 2017
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Illustrator shows spinning circle - tried everything

  • August 23, 2017
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I can use the mouse, I can open or create a document, but the cursor has a spinning wheel (even when I move the mouse outside Illustrator), and the menus don't work. I've been through checklists such as Illustrator hints, install/reinstall, remove user preference folder, in Illustrator as in other products.

I've tried moving all the fonts I could from the fonts folder. I've rebooted multiple times. I've tried reinstalling Illustrator.

After doing all this, I get error messages such as "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error (SExi)", "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error (CANT)"... but the problem persists.

I'm currently also using After Effects - I removed the user preferences using the Ctrll - Shift - Alt keys.

Version: It's the latest version of CC

Windows 8.1

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    Correct answer francis55

    Hi Francis,

    Here's an article for improving performance of Illustrator on Windows: Improve Illustrator performance on Windows

    Regards,

    Om


    Hi,

    It seems to be working now.

    I went into Photoshop (the bug was on Illustrator) and deleted all the libraries there - not solved. I then rebooted, and finally... Illustrator decided to let me work.

    It seems I didn't go to the end of the article Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app doesn't open or shows a spinning progress wheel  because in there point 5 says go to C:\Users\<user folder>\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE and delete everything, which should delete the libraries, I imagine?

    Is there anywhere I can submit a log file so developers can cure this bug and avoid this kind of behavior in the future? Combing the web for answers, executing long checklists, rebooting multiple times is time-consuming for the end-user (me), not to speak of the time experts (you) spend answering their anguished cries for help.

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    Mike_Gondek10189183
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    Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
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    August 23, 2017

    My recommendation is to repair permissions, enable hidden admin account and use the cleaner when to uninstall and then reinstall.

    Use the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems

    Run the Adobe cloud first make sure all is clear no errors, then start Illustrator.

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    francis55Author
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    August 24, 2017

    Hi Mike, thanks for the input.

    I don't quite know what you mean about "repair permissions, enable hidden admin account"

    Anyway I downloaded the cleaner tool, ran it with options all - all, disabled all startup apps in the task manager, rebooted, reinstalled CC + Illustrator. The problem was not solved, the wheel still spins.

    Mike_Gondek10189183
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    Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
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    August 24, 2017

    Hi Francis,

    Has been some time since I worked on windows, so there may be better ways, but alts the steps are reliable an not something that would put a trojan horse on you system.

    https://www.ghacks.net/2012/06/11/windows-8-enable-the-hidden-administrator-account/

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/313222/how-do-i-restore-security-settings-to-a-known-working-stat

    ohmnath​ or someone else on windows may be able to recommend

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