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July 3, 2026
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Remember the days when Illustrator wasn't garbage and you didnt have to quit the app about 10 times a day

  • July 3, 2026
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colour library stops working at least once a day and relink button stops working all the time so I have to quit the app and then it all works again, 

Actually handing over money to adobe  for this garbage 

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    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 3, 2026

    Hi @Michaeldesign,


    Thanks for reaching out sorry to hear you're experiencing this. Could you please let us know your Illustrator version (Help > About Illustrator), your operating system and version, whether this happens with all documents or only specific ones, and whether the linked files are stored on a local drive, network drive, or cloud storage?

    In the meantime, please try resetting your Illustrator preferences (after creating a backup): https://adobe.ly/4gl5LGl, run Illustrator as Administrator (Windows) by right-clicking and selecting the 'Run as Administrator option', test in Safe Mode (Windows: https://adobe.ly/44aJpjI | macOS: https://adobe.ly/4f15INK), and check whether the affected artwork is linked or embedded in the Links panel.


    Please let us know how it goes, and we'll be happy to investigate further.

    Abhishek