corrupt .ai file
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- joseprieto
did you guys know this trick?
"Have you ever worked on a design in Adobe Illustrator only to try opening it later and discover it's corrupt? Hours of work go down the drain, yet there is a ray of hope to crack open that file once again.
This will work in Adobe Illustrator 10 and up (but try it in older versions - it may also work.)
Requires Acrobat (not just the Reader).
Works on (and was tested in) Illustrator version 10 and all CS versions.
>Open the corrupt file in Acrobat.
>Take the arrow tool.
>Click on any element or text in the document.
>Just move the object by hitting one of the directional arrows on your keyboard.
>File, Save.>Open the file in Illustrator.
>It will say 'this file has been modified outside of Illustrator' or something to that effect. it will ask if you want to keep changes.
>Say 'Yes' (or OK)Your file will open virtually intact!"
I found it today. its good to know for the future.
- pylon0
I've had something similar happen. To get around it I placed the file in a new file and then embedded it. All of the line-work and text then became live again.
Weirdness.
- doesnotexist0
spooky
- Nairn0
Aye, Pylon - I had the same thing on a file last year - I nearly wept.
http://www.qbn.com/topics/535241…- Wacky. Had the same problem opening a CS2 file with CS years ago and used the same method.pylon