Illustrator Updated: Won't open files made previously

Question

I keep my illustrator on auto-update and have checked to make sure I'm up to date. Since the most recent update, files I saved before the update as an AI-editable PDF will not open as vector in Illustrator, and I get this error, suggesting the file was made in a newer version of the software (which is impossible). This is a pain because I have hundreds of files like this that I can no longer open to make edits before they go to print.

lbrigby · Accepted Answer

Ok, weirdly have solved this--I have been selecting "open with Adobe Illustrator 2023" to open these files, but my computer was still trying to open the file with AI 2022, which was the problem.

Monika Gause · Answer

I just tried that with a document created in Illustrator 2021 and that worked.

So for you it's happening with documents created in 2023? I don't save editable PDF, but I save AI files. Can you please upload a demo file that causes this issue for you? Dropbox or the like would be fine.

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