Adobe Stock AI file is not editable

[Sanserofin]

I downloaded a stock background in AI format and expected to be able to isolate the individual elements to use just the ones I want but it is not a vector file. Why does Stock give the option to download in AI format if the file is NOT vector?

[WendellaBee]

Please provide the asset ID for review.

[Kenneth22739163bkg8]

I am having the same problem- maybe I am doing something wrong but this is very frustrating and I pay a lot for this subscription!

(asset IDs: 130379669, 225243014)

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[Contributor1 · Accepted solution]

Hello, the vectors you listed 225243014 and 130379669 both appear to have working individual layers. You should be able to see the individual items in the Layers window of Adobe Illustrator.