Strange Ghost Objects

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November 16, 2018
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There are a lot of strange ghost objects in my Illustrator file. I can't click on them, but they show up when I mouse-over. They show up in outline mode, but again I can't click on or select them. They move with selected objects. Any idea what these are???

The blue items are what I can see in normal mode and the only thing in the document I can actually select. The selection was made with ctl+a.

This is what it looks like in normal mode and the blue outline is what I get with mouse-over, it is NOT actually selected.

Whatever these are, they are making this file HUGE and hard to work with. Any ideas how to get rid of them????

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Correct answer Mohammad.Harb

This could be multiple clipping mask ,

click on the object , right click and select release clipoing mask Or ( ctrl + alt + 7)

Mohammad.Harb

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Did you import the file or was the file saved as pdf?

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Kate Johnson StudioAuthor

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No. I made it all from scratch. Then made it a pattern. I kept seeing while I was adjusting the pattern, so I selected just the items I could see and copied/pasted it to a new illustrator file. They were still there and I couldn't figure it out. I never made a clipping mask during the whole process, so I'm very confused.