Illustrator Open Dialog won't show Desktop Files

[mtbrady@dmacc]

Hello, I have question I hope there is a prefernce someplace to make a change. When I go to File > Open, all I see is my Creative Cloud files saved online. There is no place to choose files from my compter. I have to drag and drop files on my App icon to open them from my desktop. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks! Mike

[Monika Gause]

The dialogbox should show an option to switch to opening from local (or is this on the iPad?)

[mtbrady@dmacc · Accepted solution]

OK, I figured it out.... The dialog box was scaled too small. When I moused over the edge of the box, I was able to drag it larger, then the other buttons showed up like "on your computer." 🙂

[Kurt Gold]

You can also check an option in the Illustrator preferences to always use the "classic" (Finder) dialog to open files.

If you then still get a dialog that tries to lull you into the cloud world, there should be an option that allows you to control to not show it again.