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I create decorations on Illustrator, I work on large artboard.I start with about 150 GB of disk space. I work, I save... I only have 15 GB of disk space left!I close Illustrator, but I don't get my starting disk space back.I have to restart my computer to get back to my starting 150 GB.It's very disappointed when I'm working on several documents at the same time.I tried clearing the Illustrator cache and/or deleting the temporary files... but nothing helps.Anyone have a solution to (really) purge the Illustrator cache without having to restart my computer and waste my time every time?Thank you in advance for your help, and excuse my english, Benjamin

Hi, after I installed the illustrator and started it I received this error. How can I fix this error? Thanks!

Dear Adobe Team,I hope this message finds you well.I would like to express my appreciation for the continuous innovation and value Adobe brings to creative professionals worldwide. With Apple’s recent major update to iPadOS, I see a great opportunity for Adobe to enhance Illustrator for iPad.At the moment, the iPad version feels very limited compared to its desktop counterpart. I kindly request that Adobe consider releasing a significant update to improve the overall capabilities and performance of Illustrator for iPad, taking full advantage of the new features and potential that iPadOS now offers.Such improvements would greatly benefit professionals like myself who rely on Adobe tools daily and would help maintain Illustrator’s position as the industry standard across all platforms.Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to seeing future updates that will elevate the iPad experience.Kind regards,Adrian G.

Is there a way to confine selections to only the current artboard?Background: I have a document with several artboards. They're all duplicates of each other, with just slight variations. Because of this, they all share the same layers, but I want to be able to do operations like Magic Wand and Select All… but only affect the current board.

I have a small operating problem for which I cannot find a solution.I have assigned a brush to contours (artistic brush, ink). Looks great - but the outline is always semi-transparent. But I want it to be 100% opaque. I searched in the brush settings of the brush itself (no setting option that would have changed anything). Even in the usual control panels (Contour: Opacity, Appearance, etc) everything is set to 100% and ‘normal’ Even if I convert the brushstroke to paths, everything is not 100% opaque. Although the settings of the resulting shapesshould have 100% opacity (see screenshot on the right). Is there no way to change the appearance of the predefined brush to 100% opaque? I would be grateful for a specific tip. LG, Hubertus

How do I add stroke (line width) and change color to text box frame? I am trying to add a border to the text box without having to add another rectangle behind the text box.

Hi There, II’m having an issue with a big file worked on ai. and saved as a pdf.When we want to open the file again in ai. the have the error message: “Illustrator could read partially this file,. We recovered as much of the file as possible, but some content might be missing. Open to view the recovered file.”Then if we click on “Open”, the file become an image, and all of our layers, lines are flatten ->so not workable anymore. Do you from where this error can come? Thanks a lot for your help. 

As a scientist and group leader, I am very concerned each time Illustrator repeatedly suggests that I use generative AI on my scientific data. I of course will not use this feature, but my junior scientist trainees may be tempted. I believe Adobe will cease to be the leading scientific platform if they don't produce a product line for academia that does not include generative AI.   Please consider?   thanks Laura   [renamed by mod]

I have an Adobe Illustrator document that contains two separate PSD files.One PSD is used as the background, and the other PSD contains a visual with a shadow underneath set to Multiply blending mode. In Photoshop, the shadow correctly interacts with the background. However, when these two PSD files are placed separately in Illustrator, the Multiply shadow does not interact with the background PSD and does not darken it. The layer order is correct, and there are no issues in Photoshop. The problem only occurs in Illustrator when the PSD files are placed separately. I would like to know whether this is a known limitation or a bug related to how Illustrator handles transparency and blending between separate PSD files. If there is a recommended workflow to preserve correct Multiply blending, I would appreciate your guidance. Thank you,Özge 

I think a few others are having this issue, but I'm yet to see any response and/or fix from Adobe.  Retype has successfully identified the font in an image, but there is no 'apply' button (only an exit button) so no way to convert into editable text.  Retype add-ons are already activated in CC App.   Anyone found a solution ?

Hello, last months I have issue with dragging objects between two documents. If I drag object from one document to another it wont switch view to document where I want to drag object. Any help?   Igor

Hi, I have a problem with my illustrator CC 2025. I try to use the gaussian effect on any vector object and when I apply multiply and adjusting the transparency, the effect changes. See the difference with the first image and the last? Once I play around with the transparency of multiply blending, the gaussian changes effect differently even I change back to the same setting as initial starting.  Does anyone has this problem and solved them?

Bonjour,Je rencontre un souci dans l’utilisation des scripts dans Illustrator.J’ai créé mon propre script mais celui-ci ne prend pas en compte l’action de changer le mode colorimétrique du document pour le passer de RVB à CMJN.J’en ai besoin pour créer un traitement par lot. 

The "Object selection by path only" option is unchecked. But I still can't select objects unless I clicked its path

Hello all! I've recently updated to 29.7.1 in Illustrator yet when opening, it freezes when reaching the gray hub screen (right after the package splash art popup). No options appear, just a blank screen and a spinning loading mouse wheel. What's worse is now going back to my older version (28.7.9) yield the same results. A frozen gray hub screen. The main Adobe software I use (Photoshop and InDesign) do not experience this issue with their most recent update and Illustrator used to work on my system as of a few weeks ago, so I'm unsure how this occured... System Specs: Macbook Pro 2021 w/ M1 MAX chip I've look around on the discussion boards here and tried these methods to no success:- Restarted computer (tried and true)- Reinstalling app through Creative Cloud- Tried older versions (28.4.1 & 28)- Used the Creative Cloud Cleaner on Illustrator, then on all Adobe Software- Manually removed Illustrator Preferences- Repaired and reinstalled Creative Cloud thr

Hello everyone,Turntable is now live in Illustrator Beta (build 29.9.14 or later)!Turntable lets you “rotate” your 2D artwork to see it from different angles. If you’ve got a character, product, or object drawn in Illustrator, you can quickly generate front/side/back views without redrawing everything from scratch. Note: This is still Beta quality. Some of the tech behind it is pretty challenging, so expect rough edges here and there. But that’s why we’re bringing it to you early.   We’d love to hear from you! Explore this fun feature and speak to us to be a part of the feature's future! Block time with us using the link provided below.   Book Time with the team This link will expire on September 30, 2025. Book Now How to try it: Install the Beta → Open the Creative Cloud Desktop app → look under “Beta apps” → install Illustrator (Beta). Make sure you’re on 29.9.14 or later. Select your artwork (works best with clean, real-world vector art). Group you

I am using Illustrator version  28.7.10, provided through my employer. The most recent update is not available. I am on Mac OS Tahoe.I have noticed that there are no Smart Guides for me. Even with them turned on, resetting preferences, downloading previous generations of illustrator, nothing works. I can sometimes get them to appear, but it is very situational. WIthout Smart Guides, my workflow is totally ruined.However, I didn’t always have this problem. When I first started, I had the Smart Guides like normal, but I was using a Magic Mouse at the time. I have loads of issues with that mouse, so I switched to a mouse that better suits my comfortability and mindset. But now, I’ve lost the guides. If I reconect the Magic Mouse, I can get the guides to appear as normal, but only when using that mouse.Does anyone know if there is a solution to this? The ergonomics of the Magic Mouse are really hard on my hand and wrist, and the gestures get me every time. Right clicking is also a chore.Th

I’m trying to make my text into my shape. Just trying to remove all extra variables, I am now trying this with a simple ellipse and the text “Test”.  I followed a tutorial to use envelope distort, and made the shape to be the front layer.When highlighting both and pressing Object → Envelope Distort, none of the functions are available. Why is this / How do I solve this? Thanks!Eugen

Hey,I have the same issue in every Adobe programm I use - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.The issue has come up in the past week and occures on multiple machines if I try.Newest version is installed and still has the issue.Whenever I go to create a new file and try to type in the sizes, it keeps resetting back to the last used numbers for 3-4 times until it finally gives up wanting to change it.This is immensly annoying and I can't find any info about this. Any idea what that might be?Best regards

Looking into this again. I cannot possibly be the only one on the planet experiencing this.Anyone have any issues with their document window opening in a narrow strip? Always narrow width full height.Every document. Every time.Multiple documents stack inside this narrow window.Documents set to open in tabs.Same regardless if Illustrator is opened first or opens with document.Documents on external drives and local machine.Like so:2016 MacBook Pro 15-inch 16 GB RAMMid-2015 MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch 16 GB RAMMacOS Mojave (current)Mac Illustrator CC 2019 (current)Application Frame turned off. (with frame turned on things work differently... fine)Both built in display and 32-inch 4k.Only started this when I upgraded to 2019.Clicking here expands the window too it's original, correct size.Reset preferences.Uninstalled Illustrator and files. Caches, etc.Reset workspaces. Changed Workspaces.Happens on both of my machines. I do not run any third-party plugins or extensions, so all is basically

Hello, when I review the printout, the outlined version of the text is thicker than the live text version. I did some research, and people were saying it's because the text loses its hinting information when its outlined. Is there any possible way to look as the same after outlining? Thank you.

I'm trying to buy Illustrator but it won't accept my payment information. How can I fix this? I've tried different credit cards.

I make business cards from Publisher. It has the ability to make multiple copies per sheet: The file is 3.5x2 inches with one business card. When printing, I select “multiple copies per sheet” and “10 copies.” It looks like this: Can it be done in Illustrator? to find a way to make 10 copies on a sheet from one 3.5x2 inch file. I keep hearing that the only way to do it is to start with an 8.5x11 document, make one 3.5x2 inch business card and duplicate it 9 more times. We need an easy way to do it, like Publisher. Any suggestions?

I would like to have a feature in Adobe Illustrator that proofs my artwork is 100% non ai-generated. I used Illustrator for 30 years(!) now and I want my clients to know that my artwork is done by my hands.I’m not against ai-generated content but my clients pay me for my skills and style.

We get the error and illustrator still "packages". But every time is different - sometimes the folder will have all links, sometimes it will only have one link. It is not consistent and it never saves the illustrator file into the folder. I can package the same file over and over and every time is different. This is not just my computer, it's all designers I work with having the same problem.* I have tried working from our server and also working off my desktop.* OS and Adobe updates are current.* Not using a Wacom (this was the only conversation I found related to illustrator / Tahoe issues.Our IT team has tried going through the process with adobe, but no one can figure out why this is happening. I was hoping someone in this community would have a fix. Thanks(screen shot attached for settings reference)