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Anonymous
January 21, 2026
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Shifted texts and pictures by saving from server to desktop

  • January 21, 2026
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When I'm working on the server and then save and close my artwork on my desktop, when I reopen it, many of the text and images have shifted to the side of my workspace. I can't fix this and have to reassemble it. Does anyone else have this problem or better, a solution?

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Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
Community Manager
January 21, 2026

Hi @47502162,

 

Thanks for reaching out and sorry to hear that you experience this issue. Could you please confirm the Illustrator version you're using and the OS details? Also, if you first move the file from the server to your local machine, then open, edit, and save it locally, does the shifting still happen when you reopen it, or does it stay in place? Please let me know.

It would also help if you could share two screenshots, one showing the correct placement before saving and another showing the shifted layout after reopening the file. This will give better context.

In the meantime, please try the steps mentioned in this article about working with files on servers or network locations and let me know if that helps: https://adobe.ly/4sRbN5o.

 

Looking forward to your update.

Abhishek

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Anonymous
January 21, 2026

Hi Abhishek,
Thank you for your reply! 
The Illustrator version I'm using is 30.0 and my OS is Sequoia 15.7.2
When I'm coping the file to my local desktop and edit it on my desktop, then the shifting still happens. Not all the time, but it happens sometimes. I've had it twice now, but my colleague has the same problem. So it's not just me in the organisation. I will upload two screenshots. One how it is suppost to be, the other how it was after saving, editing and closing it at my local desktop.
Thank you for mentioning the website, I will read it with attention!
BR Tamara

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Anonymous
January 22, 2026

Hi Abhishek,

Today, my colleague also had shifted texts. Now it happend in an artwork, which has only been on the server.
He worked it yesterday. With opening today, the texts are shifted.
Do you have a solution? Is it a bug in Illustrator?

Waiting for your response, 
BR Tamara

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