Losing an AI file feels like losing a drawing. But modern recovery options are better than most designers realize. Don’t rage-restart. Go digging first.
We’ve all been there.
File > Open → select the corrupt .ai → while clicking Open
You’d be surprised what’s still there.
You CAN recover a lost or corrupted AI file — here’s how (before you panic)
In Illustrator:
📍 Windows: C:\Users\[YourName]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [Version] Settings\en_US\x64\DataRecovery