Crop image tool now shrinks to a smaller size instead of original

[BrandonMatthew]

I recently updated Illustrator and am having an annoying issue with the Crop Image Tool. In previous versions, the crop box that highlighted the image would start as the original images size, then you would crop down or left and right as needed. Now, when you click the Crop Image Tool, the box shrinks to random sizes, causing me extra steps to return the sided left and right, because I only want to crop down the top. Is this a bug, or a settings issue? Se image as example.

[Kurt Gold]

In the general Illustrator preferences there is an option called "Activate content sensitive settings" (or something like that).

Turn that option off.

[macpawel · Accepted solution]

It's a new feature - Enable Content Aware Defaults (CTRL+K)

You can uncheck it and use command in normal way

pawel

[BrandonMatthew]

Thanks guys, that did it.

[zangtumtum]

I've had to undo this 'content-aware crop' likely hundreds of times because i was unaware that Illustrator was "helping" me. Terribly frustrating. Please implement one of those blue callouts if you're going to change default beheavior in the future. 

[Met1]

This answer has been on this forum just shy of two years - https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/stop-illustrator-suggesting-crop/td-p/1074408.... It was in the release notes for the update too. It's good to keep yourself informed as much as possible about updates, sometimes Adobe does some whacky stuff, and just to google Illy tips and tricks once in a while is fun and informative, there's a wealth of info out there on the interWebs.