Unable to overwrite PDF in Illustrator 24.0.2 on macOS Catalina

I have NOT updated to Catalina yet.... but I am also having the same problems in ILL 24.0.2

Hello, 

I noticed yesterday that when I updated my Illustrator to 24.02, I could not overwrite an existing pdf. And today I cannot save over an existing ai file. One fix that has worked for me is to not use Save As and to use Command S instead. For years I have used Save As because of a problem years ago, and I haven't thought of it since. When I Save As, the program asks if I want to replace and I click replace, but the file does not save. I am now using command S for Save instead. I hope this helps anyone who is as clueless as I am when something like this suddenly happens and forces me to stress eat chocolate until the light at the end of the tunnel shows up. Phew!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry about this issue. We are able to replicate this issue at our end and our Product team is looking into it.
Till the time it is fixed, you may continue using 24.0.1 or simply use Save function instead of Save As.

I would also request if you can upvote this issue here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-bugs/suggestions/39418213-overwriting-pd...
This is the best way of communicating with the Engineering and Product Management teams regarding issues and suggestions so they can be implemented in future releases.

Regards,

Srishti

definitely not solved, the bug is also in Mojave and the proposed solution does not work even in Catalina

same problem on multiple computers, both with catalina and mojave, does not overwrite the file, does not update even the modification time

This is just a guess, but your issue may be due to new security default settings in Catalina.

https://www.howtogeek.com/443611/how-macos-catalinas-new-security-features-work

Edit, copy and paste the link into your browser.

From the link- Head to System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Privacy and click on the “Files and Folders” option to see any apps that have requested access. You can also grant access to your whole disk by clicking “Full Disk Access.” 

I believe there was a similar issue with InDesign, you could search that forum for an answer, if this doesn't help.

Hi Jason,

Sorry to hear about the trouble you are facing with Illustrator. I would request if you can share a few more details like:

1. Is this happening with a specific file or with multiple files?
2. Where is the file saved, locally or on any network or shared drive?
3. If it is happening on multiple files, you can also try resetting the preferences for Illustrator by following the steps below:

• Close Illustrator.
• Click on the Finder icon on the dock, choose Go on the top> Go To Folder.
• In the Go To Folder dialog box, type "~/Library". Click Go.
• Open the Preferences Folder > rename the Illustrator  24 Settings folder to Illustrator  24 Settings folder.old
• Under Preferences, Open Adobe folder and rename Adobe Illustrator folder to Adobe Illustrator.old
• Go back to library->open caches->rename  com.adobe.illustrator to com.adobe.illustrator.old
• Go back to library->open application support-> open adobe->rename the Illustrator  24 folder to Illustrator  24 folder.old

Regards

Rishabh