How can I get Illustrator to remember its linked files?

[applemax]

Hi

Whenever I open one of my Illustrator documents, it usually says 'xx File is missing. Press repair to locate it' - so I do, and I click repair. However reopen the app, and it forgets and I have to repair it again!

Any ideas?

Thanks

[Sherman Homan]

Well it should remember the links! Are the target files on the same drive? What version of Illustrator and OS X are you working with?

[applemax]

Well it should remember the links! Are the target files on the same drive? What version of Illustrator and OS X are you working with?

I'm on Leopard 10.5.2 with Illustrator CS3 13.0.0. The files are all on a USB - the directories look like this

Folder A > Folder 1 > Document
Folder A > Folder 2 > Image

[Sherman Homan]

Interesting, so they aren't in your User folder? If you temporarily copy them to your User folder, do the links stick? Also, this probably won't help but do the Adobe Updater deal and bring Illustrator up to 13.0.2

[applemax]

Interesting, so they aren't in your User folder? If you temporarily copy them to your User folder, do the links stick? Also, this probably won't help but do the Adobe Updater deal and bring Illustrator up to 13.0.2

This is my other problem :D I can't do updates through Adobe Updater because I'm stuck in the infamous Adobe Stock Photos Loop. i.e. it says something like this.

An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.
An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.
An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.
An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.



etc... :p

[jerryrock]

Adobe stock photos are no longer supported (discontinued).

As far as the links go, you may want to check your USB drive to insure that you actually have the image files stored and not just thumbnail placeholders.

If the images are that small you may want to embed them in the document instead of linking.

[applemax]

Adobe stock photos are no longer supported (discontinued).

As far as the links go, you may want to check your USB drive to insure that you actually have the image files stored and not just thumbnail placeholders.

If the images are that small you may want to embed them in the document instead of linking.

No, they're fullsize images. It just doesn't seem to want to remember the links as they're in different folders.

[snickelfritz]

Copy the files to your HDD, and work from there.
Your AI document and its Links directory should be in the same folder.

Document Folder>
document.ai
Links Folder>
linkedFile.tif
linkedFile.tif
linkedFile.tif

[IgnatiusTheKing]

This is my other problem :D I can't do updates through Adobe Updater because I'm stuck in the infamous Adobe Stock Photos Loop. i.e. it says something like this.

An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.
An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.
An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.
An update is available for Stock Photos! Download?
Download failed.
Searching for updates.



etc... :p

You can try uninstalling Adobe Stock Photos using this (http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?platform=Macintosh&product=109).