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Inspiring
Nov 23, 2024 5:36 AM UTC
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Why does placing a JPEG delete the target layer?

When I try to place a JPEG (3" x 3" black house icon) on the top (Logo) layer of the document shown below using the Place command, nothing is placed and the layer is deleted.  Any ideas why?  I've never had problems with Place before.  This is on Windows 10 x64.  Thanks for any tips.  I've also attached the image (since it's blurry in the preview) and a short screencap movie showing the behavior.

 

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Inspiring
Nov 23, 2024 4:24 PM UTC

I rebooted my machine and the problem went away.  Don't know if it was the reboot or the restart of AI, but I'm good now.

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Ton Frederiks
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Nov 23, 2024 8:18 AM UTC

That looks strange indeed, hard to reproduce here.

Did you try the usual like restarting your machine, only running Illustrator without any other apps/utilities?

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Am_I_Lame?AuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
Nov 23, 2024 4:24 PM UTC

I rebooted my machine and the problem went away.  Don't know if it was the reboot or the restart of AI, but I'm good now.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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Nov 23, 2024 4:27 PM UTC

Good to hear that the reboot magic worked.

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