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July 14, 2021
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Illustrator is crashing while saving a file on MAC

  • July 14, 2021
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My Adobe Illustrator is crashing when I save on my MAC even after force quit + restart computer + updates. I've been working on it for days, then suddenly I open an old document and it won't let me save my work. Even the document is in black and white now, which I've never seen before. I'm on a time crunch and starting to get frustrated...Should I try uninstalling the app? It's happened like 20 times.

 

 

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Anshul_Saini
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July 16, 2021

Hi there,

 

Sorry about the crashing. I understand your frustration. Are you able to save your files? Could you please a few more details like:

  • OS and version of Illustrator
  •  Is the issue related to some specific documents? If yes, could you please share a sample document with us? You can upload it to the Creative Cloud (https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/share.html) and share the download link.
  • Where are you saving the files (Network Drive/ System HDD/ Shared Folder on System /External HDD)?
  • When did this start happening? Are there any recent changes made to your system? For example, any antivirus, system updates, or web extensions installed recently.
  • Does resetting Illustrator Preferences (https://helpx.adobe.com/in/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html) help to resolve the issue?
    Disclaimer: Please note that resetting preferences will remove all the custom settings, and Illustrator will launch with default settings. You can also take a backup of the folders in case you want to. Location is mentioned in the article.

 

Looking forward to your response.

 

Thanks & Regards,
Anshul Saini