"Your current color settings discard CMYK profiles in linked content" error message

[_George_Coghill_]

I keep getting the following error message:

"Your current color settings discard CMYK profiles in linked content but profiles were set to be honored when this document was created."

every time I open an Illustrator document. I have no idea how this setting was set and no idea how to turn it off. I am just using the standard N America Prepress color setting in Bridge.

I have tried opening new documents using the supplied Ai CS4 new document profiles, no luck. So I am assuming it's a pref that is set in the app itself, yet I have no idea how to change this setting? I don't even see anything referring to a setting like this.

I found this archived discussion: http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.59b58d84 which had no resolution. Thought I would throw it out there again and see if anyone has been able to fix this. It drives me insane having to deal with that error every time I open a saved document.

[whamalamaboom]

I find it annoying because of the language. It says "your current settings discard cmyk profiles in linked content," yet it pops up in files I created using the same blank template as other files that don't show that message, I never change my color settings, and none of my files contain linked content so it's like huh.

[Nitteina]

So I think I figured it out.
Edit > Color Settings > Color Managment Policies > CMYK drop down to "Preserve Embedded Profiles"

Not sure why that's not the default.

[Monika Gause]

So I think I figured it out.
Edit > Color Settings > Color Managment Policies > CMYK drop down to "Preserve Embedded Profiles"

Not sure why that's not the default.

By @Nitteina

It's not the default, because it can lead to muddy black when exporting to PDF into a different profile.

The message about that "your current color settings ..." is not an error. If you change your color management setup in order to not receive messages about other peoples' files, then you're doing it wrong. Your color settings should match your workflow.