Cant open Illustrator file: the file was created in a newer version of illustrator

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June 4, 2020
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Hello,

when I open an illustrator-file

I get this message:

The file was created in a newer version of illustrator. Do you want to import this file?

This can lead to data loss.

How can I open the file without data loss?

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최고의 답변: Doug A Roberts

Get whoever created the file to downsave it to your version, or use the current version of Illustrator (24).

Bill Silbert

Community Expert

The message about data loss is probably referring to the fact that when opening a backsaved document with an earlier version you will lose anything that relies on a feature introduced after your version was produced. Results of those features may become flattened or be missing altogether.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

"The message about data loss is probably referring to the fact that when opening a backsaved document with an earlier version you will lose anything that relies on a feature introduced after your version was produced. Results of those features may become flattened or be missing altogether."

When opening a file created by a newer version Illustrator will not even touch the AI part of the file, but will open the embedded PDF. Everything that PDF cannot understand, will be gone for good. Effects, brushes, you name it. Even text might be outlined.

The only way to make this editable is to have it downsaved by someone who has the newer version.

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