Library Panel becomes a static image that is skewable

[fxmdw]

When I first open Illustrator, my library works fine. After a certain amount of time, it becomes a static image where I can't click on anything and when I resize the panel, it just elongates or skews the panel like it is an image. This is not true of any other items in my tools. The only way to fix it is to fully quit Illustrator and reopen. It was just happening in Illustrator, but recently has started happening to my InDesign as well.

[Anubhav M]

Hello @fxmdw,

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Could you try quitting and relaunching the Creative Cloud Desktop app to see if it helps? If the problem persists, kindly share more details, like the version of the OS/Illustrator installed and a small screen recording of the problem, so I can better assist you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

[HOD]

Hi fxmdw,

Thanks for sharing the screenshot and issue, this seems to be a known bug involving the Creative Cloud Libraries panel, and your description matches a UI freeze or rendering glitch affecting the Libraries integration in Illustrator and InDesign.

What’s happening behind the scenes is that the Libraries panel is a mini web interface inside Illustrator (and InDesign too). When it crashes or stalls, you’re basically left looking at a frozen snapshot of the last frame, hence the strange stretching and lack of interaction.

Here are a few things that usually help get it back on track:

1. Sign out and back into Creative Cloud
This often refreshes the Libraries connection:

• Quit all Adobe apps
• Sign out of the Creative Cloud Desktop app
• Restart your computer
• Sign back in and open Illustrator again

2. Clear the Creative Cloud Libraries cache
If the sync data has gone wonky, this can reset things:

• On Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CoreSync
• On Windows: C:\Users\[YourName]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CoreSync
• Delete (or move) the data folder
• Then restart Illustrator

3. Temporarily turn off GPU Performance
Just as a test, since GPU rendering can interfere with panels like this:

• Go to Illustrator > Preferences > Performance
• Uncheck GPU Performance, then restart

4. Use the Libraries tab in the Creative Cloud Desktop App
Not ideal, but it lets you access your assets while Illustrator is misbehaving. You can drag and drop items directly from there.

If it keeps happening, there are some deeper options, like resetting Illustrator’s preferences or reinstalling the Libraries component using Adobe’s Cleaner Tool, but I’d suggest trying the gentler fixes above first. They often do the trick without disrupting your whole setup.

Let me know how you get on, happy to help further if needed!

Paul