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Question

Replace all still missing and Linking issues

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 17, 2024
5 replies
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I see we are still missing the replace all feature in Illustrator 2025 (illustrator v29.0)

This is causing a huge issue with time in prepress work. I also have the issue now of having to relink individual placed files one at a time instead of being able to do it seuquentially.

I select two images to replace it used to be I would replace one and the window would open to replace the second now it doesn't even do that. It stops after replacing one image.

Both these features really need to be fixed.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

There is a UserVoice report with some links to scripts in the comments that can be used as a workaround until it is fixed.

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/48498587

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Todd225378934n1g

Participant

This is also a massive issue with me. It seems very strange to me that when I need to replace linked files the "Ignore All" option is still available but the developers seen fit to remove the "Replace All" button. Again, this is a huge issue that is impacting my productivity quite a bit. Can I sent Adobe an invoice for the time loss? Please advise.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Please post to Uservoice. In this forum 95% of people aren't even staff.

You can check out this script: https://github.com/dumbm1/ai_scripts/blob/master/jsx/fast_relink.jsx

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theshoweAuthor

Inspiring

I tried it but it's not working for me. I select links and try to relink but it keeps just coming up with the save as window.

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DC Tyler28282118mwer

Participating Frequently

I honestly love how stupid this company is where they think that removing existing features benefits anyone. But no we really need to focus on adding AI to illustrator that's so important everyone will be using it they won't need the things they've been using for years. Wonderful.

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jenny_2149

Participant

Thank you, I work also in prepress and I have a print set up of a 150 individual stickers that are in a multipage pdf and i used to be able to just move the last file and it ask to relink an i could select the next 150 pdf and it would update all the links with the correct linked page from the pdf. . i cannot do that anymore and now it is taking me hours to relink or i have to go into the file directly and that sucks cause i don't always have the font the customer used... uuggghh

Anshul_Saini

Community Manager

Hi @theshowe,

I understand how frustrating it is. I want to assure you that the product team is actively working on a solution. In the meantime, please consider upvoting this UserVoice link for updates on the issue: https://adobe.ly/4ha7LiD.

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.

Best,

Anshul Saini

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theshoweAuthor

Inspiring

Great but it needs to be fixed soon. It's really frustrating and annoying. The linking/placing feature didn't need to be messed with. It always found the links required if I had to relink and everything was in the same folder it would just relink everything automatically now i have to do an extra step instead of just opening the file and finding the link in a specific folder.

In previous versions if you were missing a link you could relinking at opening and if all the other missing links were in that folder it would find them and open it. Now i have to open it ignore it and then relink.

sorry but this update wasn't needed at all.

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