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dunazee
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August 10, 2026
Question

Is this a thing? I updated a link and it shows in the links panel but not in the layers panel?

  • August 10, 2026
  • 2 replies
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Hey all you smart people.

Today, I worked on a linked Ps image that has many layers. In this case, I’ve done a few different compositions, all in one Ps doc, and exported each composition as a PNG. But first, I relinked to the working PSD to work out the composition, then exported to PNG, and then relinked the Ai file to the PNG.

In the links panel, the linked file is showing the correct name. In the layers panel, it’s still showing the Ps file name. See screen shots, one from the links panel (with the PNG file) and the other from the layers panel (with the PSD). Should the file name also change in the layers panel? Or is this the way it’s always been and I’m just noticing? Have they changed it with the latest update? (more like broken it IMHO.) Or is it a bug?

Please advise, thanks.

    2 replies

    Harshika Verma
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 27, 2026

    Hi dunazee,


    Sorry for the delayed response, and thanks for reaching out and reporting the issue. Would you mind telling us the versions of Illustrator & Photoshop installed on your machine, along with your operating system details?


    Does that happen with all files or with a specific file? Could you share a sample file or a screen recording of the issue for investigation?


    We will do our utmost to resolve the issue.


    Thanks,

    Harshika

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 10, 2026

    Can’t answer any of your questions, but it does the same thing on my system. 

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)