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yash-lucid
yash-lucid
Inspiring
March 20, 2023
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Unable to Save work, error message - "Adobe PDF File format is having diffculties. Bad parameter"

  • March 20, 2023
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Please help! Project only has 4 simple artboards and I can't save as AI or PDF

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    Correct answer Ton Frederiks

    Thanks for the suggestions, unfortunately these didn't work, I tried it already in fact, however the workaround was to save as EPS. Not ideal but only that vector format worked.


    Check if you can update to the latest version, v27.4, which is currently being rolled out in phases and should solve the problem.

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    Met1
    Met1
    Legend
    March 20, 2023

    On a mac?

    Seems to be a known issue. Go back to previous version.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/acrobat-pdf-file-format-is-having-difficulties-bad-parameter/m-p/13620083

    yash-lucid
    yash-lucidAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 20, 2023

    Nope, Windows, I'm unable to go back without losing all my work.
    Thanks for the old thread, the one Windows user said it still didn't work for him regardless.

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 21, 2023

    Did you try to save as .ai without PDF compatibility?

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