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slidviscous
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August 20, 2021
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Locate Image Inefficiency, Broken Links

  • August 20, 2021
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I use a lot of linked pixel images in Illustrator. Oftentimes, when I have changed the name of an enclosing folder on my desktop (or moved the enclosing folder), the links to the images get broken. Then, when I re-open the document, I have to manually go through every single image and relink them. The problem is when I use the [Please Locate "Image Name Here"] dialog box, I have to manually type the name of every single image one by one. Why can't the name of the image autofill in its entirety in the search box?

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

It's a long-standing question unfortunately. Why can InDesign do this but not Illustrator?

Here are some uservoice links to vote on. I wish I could offer more:

 

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/43218456-update-all-linked-files

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/32437186-relative-paths-for-linked-assets

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marliton
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marlitonCommunity Expert
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August 20, 2021

Hi. Try moving the Illustrator file inside the images folder, open the file and Save as in the original location.

 

Marlon Ceballos
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slidviscousAuthor
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August 20, 2021

This would be a good suggestion if there was a single images folder, but that is not the case. Images are pulled from folders from various projects spanning a decade of different photoshoots, different resolutions, etc.

Doug A Roberts
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Doug A RobertsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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August 20, 2021

It's a long-standing question unfortunately. Why can InDesign do this but not Illustrator?

Here are some uservoice links to vote on. I wish I could offer more:

 

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/43218456-update-all-linked-files

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/32437186-relative-paths-for-linked-assets

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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    August 20, 2021

    I agree, InDesign is very smart with missing links.

    Another way to make sure that Illustrator finds the images is to put them in a folder named links and tha folder should be next to the Illustrator file.

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