Good time everyone!
Yesterday you got an inspiration, you drew a new project in Adobe Illustrator for half the night, but today the file just stopped opening? 👀 It's a shame! This has never happened, and here it is again! Moreover, only a couple of touches remained to be completed ...
I don't know if this will console you or not, but you are not the first, you are not the last, many people face the problems of corrupted Adobe Illustrator files.
Yes, it is not easy to restore everything, yes, it may take some time ... but what to do? .. The day before yesterday I faced the same problem, but in the end I managed to solve everything, although I was already ready to sit down and draw the project again, from the very start. Of course, from memory, it would be faster to draw, but why such torment? ..
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How to recover corrupted files from Adobe Illustrator
Important notes
So, in this article I will assume that as a result of the failure, the Adobe Illustrator document not only stopped opening, but in addition to this it was deleted from the disk (according to the law of meanness, it happens ...).
👉 Now to business ...
1) First of all, in this case, you need to restore the deleted file, this can be done with a free program - Recovery Toolbox File Undelete F ree // recoverytoolb o x.com/en/undelete.html.
2) Then, you need to recover the damaged file using Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator https: // illustrator. rec o verytoolbox. com / ru /.
This program is paid and first I suggest trying free data recovery methods. More about them below ... 👇
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STEP 1: Attempt to repair with the built-in tool in Adobe Illustrator
The modern version of Adobe Illustrator already has its own information recovery tools. True, they boil down to making backups with a given regularity (and that's all). Nevertheless, this allows you not to think about various glitches and errors - after all, Adobe Illustrator itself, for certain periods of time, will save a backup copy ...
We need just look where the automatic saving of data is performed in the Adobe Illustrator program, and, possibly, there is a copy of the deleted (damaged) file.
To see this "chip" - you need to do the following:
- open the menu Edit / Preferences / File Handling & Clipboard ( Edit / Options / Manage files and clipboard ) ;
- in area Data recovery ( Data recovery ) specify the automatic save period;
- look (select) the folder to save the backups;
- then try to open this folder and see if there is something there ... 👌
If suddenly something terrible happens to the document again, you can take the last copy and continue working.
Adobe Illustrator - window screen
This also helps if you suddenly opened the illustration and realized that something was wrong with it. The option allows you to open the last saved version of the file, just run the command File – Revert ( File - Recover ) and Adobe Illustrator will replace the current illustration with its last saved copy.
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STEP 2: if the file was deleted from disk (and step 1 didn't help)
If you suddenly deleted a document by mistake and there are no backups in Adobe Illustrator, try the utility Recovery Toolbox File Undelete Free .
This program can check your hard drive (or removable media) and determine if it is possible to recover the deleted file.
To carry out such an analysis, you must:
- download Recovery Toolbox File Undelete Free by the link: //recoverytoolbox.com/ru/undelete.html;
- install the program;
- select the disk on which the deleted files and documents were located;
- run disk analysis;
- then indicate the found files that you need to recover;
- select the recovery mode, and, in fact, conduct it (I remind you: you need to recover files necessarily a different drive from the one you are scanning / analyzing).
Recovery Toolbox File Undelete - application window screen
If the program runs successfully, the deleted documents will appear on the disk again. You can already start working with them and try to recover data. How else to do this?
for example, there is another way. It lies in the fact that Adobe Illustrator uses many add-ons and plugins and it is often impossible to determine which of them caused the error, the program simply closes.
Next time you start, Adobe Illustrator prompts you to open the document 👉in safe mode, this allows you to sequentially launch all add-ons in the application and check if there are any errors in their work.
When errors occur, Adobe Illustrator disables the corresponding add-in and blocks the error. This allows you to open the document, the application does not close when an error occurs, as it was in normal mode.
Well, how did it work? 😎 If yes, then congratulations! You don't have to read any further ... 👋
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STEP 3: if the repaired file does not open (for example, it was damaged)
If the previous step did not help, then I suggest using third-party Adobe Illustrator file recovery tools, for example Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator .
Data recovery is possible in two ways: online and offline. In the first case, the user does not need to install anything on his computer, just upload the damaged document to the developer's website, follow a few simple steps and download the recovered file.
Here's a quick guide:
- go to the website //illustrator.recoverytoolbox.com/online/ru/ and select the file for recovery on the local disk (see the screen below 👇);
- enter your email address;
- specify the CAPTCHA code;
- push the button Next step to go to the next stage;
- wait until the file is processed;
- pay for the restoration of the document;
- download the recovered file.
Recovery form screen
The method works on any computer or tablet, no matter what operating system is used. However, each recovery session is charged separately.
👉 I am bringing to thatthat if you or your colleagues have such cases more or less regularly, it is better to purchase a license and install the program Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator to the local computer ...
In this case, you can recover as many damaged files in Adobe Illustrator format as you want without worrying about license restrictions and confidential information that may be contained in the illustration. Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator works with any version of Windows and Adobe Illustrator.
To work with the program, you need to do the following:
- download the program from the page //illustrator.recoverytoolbox.com/ru/;
- to set Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator;
- run the program and select the "AI" format file for analysis;
- start the recovery procedure and wait for it to complete;
- view the results of data recovery and save the file;
- open the recovered file in Adobe Illustrator and continue working. 👌
Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator - application window screen
In general, I believe that most problems are better prevented, rather than looking for a solution and eliminating their consequences.
Therefore, the best solution is to regularly make backups of the most important documents, both with the built-in tools of Adobe Illustrator, and independently.
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If you make copies at least occasionally, then you will never need data recovery tools. The most important thing to remember: Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator is not an insurance policy that guarantees data recovery under any conditions, too much depends on the state of the original document.
In some rare cases, recovery is impossible at all, be sure to check in the demo mode of Recovery Toolbox for Illustrator, is it really so? If the recovery completes successfully, you can already purchase a license to remove the limitations of the free version and save the recovered document to your hard drive ...
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Well, that's all for now ...
Add-ons will always come in handy!
Good luck!
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