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Brooke Logan
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July 31, 2017
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Uninstall Illustrator to increase disk space?

  • July 31, 2017
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Hi, I'm trying to make space on my computer and I'm wondering if I can save my work then uninstall Ai from my desktop and be able to reinstall it when I need to continue my work without all my projects deleting.

thank you

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    Correct answer Ned Murphy

    As long as you don't store your work in any of the folders that Illustrator lives in that might be removed you should not have a problem.  Be sure to deactivate the software every time before you uninstall it.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    July 31, 2017

    External drives are very affordable these days.  A good 1TB drive will cost less than $50.

    Put all your work files on the external and reserve your primary hard drive for the software you use most.

    In addition, use DropBox or similar Cloud storage for redundant backups just in case.

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Ned Murphy
    Ned MurphyCorrect answer
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    July 31, 2017

    As long as you don't store your work in any of the folders that Illustrator lives in that might be removed you should not have a problem.  Be sure to deactivate the software every time before you uninstall it.

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