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April 29, 2023
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.svg saving/exporting as .html files

  • April 29, 2023
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I've seen a few other users have this issue, but none of the solutions seem to be applicable. 

 

When I try to either save or export my Creative Cloud and .ai files to my harddrive and when I select .svg, it inevitably saves as .html.

 

As far as I can tell there should be only one layer in the images, they have been properly vectorized through Image Trace, etc. 

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    Zooey341904756mm1
    New Participant
    December 11, 2023

    Same here! It's all of a sudden.I feel like we are definitely dwonloading and sa ving correctly but don't have a program in Windows to open them! Again, all of a sudden. Same Pc..... same everything. Saves a HTML .

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      Anubhav MCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      December 23, 2023

      Hello @Zooey341904756mm1,

      Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind checking the File Type for the exported file by enabling the option to show file extensions (Windows / macOS)? If it shows up as a ".SVG", then kindly try changing the file association for the SVG filetype (Windows / macOS) to Illustrator and share your observations.

      Looking forward to hearing from you.

       

      Thanks,

      Anubhav

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      Warren Heaton10841144
      Community Expert
      April 29, 2023

      Are you using File > Export > Export As > Format: SVG (svg)?

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      slp29654025c3zwAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      April 29, 2023

      I tried both Save As and Export, as per various instructions. 

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      Test Screen Name
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      April 30, 2023

      So, as we asked, what makes you think it's an HTML, not an SVG?

      I think you may need to show a screen shot of what it is that leads you to this conclusion. There are a number of possible, different, things going on.

      Monika Gause
      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      April 29, 2023

      SVG doesn't know any layers. It knows groups. 

      After tracing an image there could be anything depending on the source image, but most probably it will be more than one path.

       

      As for the files looking like HTML documents: that could be your system not recognizing the files properly.

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      slp29654025c3zwAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      April 29, 2023

      I've just been following the various guides and tutorials and help answers. There are many groups. 

      any idea on how to make my system recognize the files, if that's the issue? 

      Monika Gause
      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      April 29, 2023

      What makes you think that it's not an SVG?

      kglad
      kglad
      Community Expert
      April 29, 2023

      in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

       

      p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.

       

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      slp29654025c3zwAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      April 29, 2023

      thanks! new to this.

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