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1. Re: I can't open an .ai file in Illustrator without a dialog box appearing "Open PDF." I have no idea what I can't open it as an Illustrator file (and not a PDF)
Monika Gause Dec 2, 2014 10:00 AM (in response to mramx)Either the file is corrupt or you saved it in a higher version.
Which version do you have?
Where did you get the file from?
Where has it been saved?
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2. Re: I can't open an .ai file in Illustrator without a dialog box appearing "Open PDF." I have no idea what I can't open it as an Illustrator file (and not a PDF)
mramx Dec 2, 2014 10:16 AM (in response to Monika Gause)I am working in CS5.5
I created the file myself in CS5.5. It was opened later and saved in a later version (CS6), by accident. I saved it back down to CS5.
It's saved on our server.
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3. Re: I can't open an .ai file in Illustrator without a dialog box appearing "Open PDF." I have no idea what I can't open it as an Illustrator file (and not a PDF)
Monika Gause Dec 2, 2014 10:33 AM (in response to mramx)Since you're sure you saved it back to CS5, the issue might have been caused by saving directly to the server. Illustrator does not particularly like that.
90% of corrupt files are caused by saving directly to the server.
You might try and first copy the file to your harddisk and then open it from there. Opening files directly from the server is an issue as well.


