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maahhkus
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March 15, 2022
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Unable to move Artboards in Illustrator

  • March 15, 2022
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I spend so much goddarmn money on Adobe software and it is such a constant disappointment. Shieit that's been working for a decade suddenly just stops working and faoucks up your whole workflow. Focus less on adding the 900th Adobe application and maybe get the ones that9 already exist to work right. Fouckk monopolies. Fouckk Adobe


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Anubhav MCommunity Manager
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March 21, 2022

Hello @maahhkus,

Sorry to hear about this experience. To help you further with this we would need a few more details like:

  • Exact version of OS and Illustrator

  • When did this start happening? Are there any recent changes made to your system? For example, any antivirus, system updates, plugins, or web extensions installed recently. 

  • What exactly happens when you try to move the Artboard? Please make sure that you have selected the Artboard tool in the toolbar.

You may also try resetting the preferences for Illustrator and share your observations with us.

Disclaimer: Please note that resetting preferences will remove all the custom settings, and Illustrator will launch with default settings. You can also take a backup of the folders in case you want to. Location is mentioned in the article.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Anubhav

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quirky_master4626
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April 3, 2025

Is this problem solved?
Because I have the same problem. All my life Illustrator worked like a clock, and suddenly this problem. When you activate the artboards for the first time, everything works - you move it with your hands, you change the size by anchor points. The second time or in the second file - no longer. Restarting the program always helps, but it does not seem convenient to work with.

 

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Anubhav MCommunity Manager
Community Manager
April 3, 2025

Hello @quirky_master4626,

Would you mind sharing more details, like the version of the OS/Illustrator installed, if this happens with all files, and a small screen recording of the problem, so I can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Anubhav

sishamIAGD
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sishamIAGDCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 18, 2022

If you don't give us actual pointers to what the issue is how can we help..? We are all just people like you here in the forum and help people out of kindness, nobody will help if you speak like this...?

 

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