Space cannot switch to temporary grippers tool,

[zhang5D98]

Space cannot switch to temporary grippers tool, Mac user seeking for solutions

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Try to close  other applications and see if it still happens when you only run Illustrator.

Another application may cause a problem with the spacebar shortcut.

[Ashutosh_Mishra]

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about your experience. I hope your issue is resolved now.

If you still have issues, in addition to the suggestion given by @Ton Frederiks, you may follow the troubleshooting steps suggested on this community post(https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/resolve-slow-performance-and-unexpected-behaviors-in-illu...). Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ashutosh