How to recover unsaved files on Illustrator CS6

[melissaw9314]

I've spent hours on work and i've lost it all. I don't think i saved it which was really stupid of me!! is there anyone that could possibly help me!

[Mylenium]

No. What's not there is not there. You have to redo it from scratch.

Mylenium

[Jacob Bugge]

Melissa,

It is advisable to save regularly, not only with the same filename, but also with different names, and in different places, to rescue things that may otherwise be lost in file corruption.

And you may also consider autosaving.

CS5/CS6/CC & Vista/7/8 or 10.7+

http://www.astutegraphics.com/software/autosaviour/

https://forums.adobe.com/message/6616027#6616027

For Mac users with CS6 or CC, the app "Ai Auto Save" can be bought here:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ai-auto-save/id877602617?ls=1&mt=12

[melissaw9314]

Thank you for all our help!! I will certainly look into autosaving methods! I've learnt my lesson now and have managed to redo all the work for my deadline next week!

[Jacob Bugge]

For my part you are welcome, Melissa.

[BiancaMSchulte]

I feel your pain, I just lost a file that took me hours of work because my son turned my laptop off................. 💔

[Scott V · Accepted solution]

Hi Melissa

Here is another link that may help with this issue. automation - Is there an autosave feature in Adobe Illustrator? - Graphic Design Stack Exchange

If you have a damaged AI file. Look at this link for helpful information to troubleshoot damaged AI files

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/troubleshoot-damaged-illustrator-files.html

Thanks

Scott