How to recover a lost Illustrator file?

Data Recovery
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Accidentally closed Illustrator without saving. Can lost work be recovered somehow?

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Hey @BlitzGamer, losing work is like dropping your sandwich—tragic but sometimes salvageable! You might find temporary files Illustrator auto-saves in C:\Users\[YourName]\AppData\Local\Temp or the Illustrator Recovery folder. Also, check if you have enabled Auto Save or Version History. If those fail, try file recovery software or cloud backups. Next time, think of saving as hitting ‘P’ for pizza—don’t skip it! Good luck! :pizza::artist_palette:

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Hi @BlitzGamer! Accidentally losing an unsaved Illustrator file can be frustrating. Here are a few steps to try recovering your work:

  1. Check Illustrator Autosave/Recovery: Illustrator has an auto-recovery feature but it must be enabled beforehand.

    • Look in: C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator <version>\en_US\x64\ (Windows) or ~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator <version> Settings/en_US/ (Mac) for autosave files.

  2. Temporary Files: Sometimes temp files are saved in your system’s temp folder.

  3. Recovery Software: Use recovery tools like Recuva or Disk Drill to scan your drive.

  4. Cloud Backups: If you use Adobe Creative Cloud with sync enabled, check the cloud version.

To avoid this in future, enable autosave in Illustrator’s Preferences under “File Handling & Clipboard.” Hope it helps! :artist_palette::floppy_disk: