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Sorontar
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November 23, 2023
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Verifying access to linked object on non existent drive

  • November 23, 2023
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I have loading screen popping up that I cannot cancel. It says "Verifying access to ....drive name and folder ..."
This drive has been renamed years ago and every old project I reopen searches for that access for full minute. It happens multiple times. I try to relinked it - Illustrator:" let's see if this old drive has suddenly reappeared and then you can continue your work" - again 1 minute waiting. Add cancel button atleast. I don't ever see that again. How I do that?

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    SorontarAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 1, 2024

    Can I disable it somehow manually editing preferences or disabling asomething about updating links? It feels hours.

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    Bobby HendersonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 23, 2023

    You may need to delete Preferences when launching Illustrator to clear any references to the recent files. Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) when launching Illustrator.

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    SorontarAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 1, 2024

    Why are you talking about preferences? It is not a bug. It is just terrible feature I have to deal every time I open old projects. Atleast 30 sec wait time for every linked object that used to be location on a drive that has different name now. If you have business and you change name of the drive and have 100 files and 3 linked per file then resaving them loses you hours of idle time. It so pointless. Add cancel button to this terrible feature.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 1, 2024

      If you have a business then you should also know how computers work and that it is a particularly bad idea to change the name of a drive. Let alone doing that regularly.

      Ares Hovhannesyan
      Community Expert
      Ares HovhannesyanCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 23, 2023

      Did you try to reset preferences from Preferences Panel? May be that can help

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