Question

Temporary files created when working in Illustrator 2026

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
January 13, 2026
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anytime i open an AI file now al these temp files appear....in all my years of illustrator never seen this. yes they normally disappear but why are they even showing? they get left over too if theres a crash which i get but why are they appearing where the AI file lives now? id assume this was happening in library in the past.....

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Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @djcyph84,

Thanks for reaching out. Illustrator creates these tmp files for auto-saving your file progress, and they will get removed as soon as you save your file/exit Illustrator. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or require assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Anubhav

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Anonymous

Hey this is obviously a bug as it wasn't occuring before. Can we get a fix for this?

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Anonymous

Agreed, these used to be hidden and out of the way tucked into a library folder. As of a few weeks ago, they're appearing right under the main file.

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