Illustrator CS6 and CC can't finish previewing. could not complete the requested operation

This is happening in both Illustrator CC and CS6 on 2 x imacs, one macbook pro and one macbook air.
Can anyone help with this issue.....it's doing my head in. When it does this it reverts to outline view and when going to preview mode it comes up with the error.

We use Illustrator for package design. The files are quite complicated.
Recently we are experiencing extreme lag on Ai files. In some cases we get wierd stair stepping and duplicate pixel studdering across the monitor as we mouse over the art in preview mode. Sometimes get a "Can't finish previewing. Could not complete the requested operation." message.
How much RAM/Resources do we need to run this bloated software?
Trimmed most installed user/library fonts. Universal Type Server only opens required fonts.
Current system(s) is OS 10.8.4
27 inch iMac 3.4 GHz Core i7
32GB Ram 1600 MHZ DDR3
thx
paul

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Hikrzy1314
Will it be possible for you to share the source files with [email protected] ?
I would like to have a look into this issue.
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[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 1. All
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 2. Adobe Flash Player 10.2
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 3. Creative Cloud 2014 , Creative Cloud & CS6 Products
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 4. Creative Cloud 2014 only
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 5. Creative Cloud only
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 6. CS6 only
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 7. CS5-CS5.5-CS6
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 8. CS5-CS5.5
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 9. CS3, CS4
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 10. Adobe Id credentials
[Thu Mar 05 10:18:58 2015] 11. Quit
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:00 2015] Opened DB connection with path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\caps\Media_db.db
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:00 2015] Opened DB connection with path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\caps\caps.db
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Deleting registry root:HKCR key:AdobeAAMDetect.AdobeAAMDetect.1
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] ACC shortcut was not found C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Creative Cloud.lnk
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed to remove file,folder trying again
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed to remove file,folder trying again
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:07 2015] *-*-*-*-*-*- ::START:: - SUMMARY OF Warnings -*-*-*-*-*-*
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed to remove file,folder trying again
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:06 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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[Thu Mar 05 10:19:07 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:07 2015] Warning: Failed to remove file,folder trying again
[Thu Mar 05 10:19:07 2015] Warning: Failed again to remove file,folder
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I've been badly stung by this error message in the past using Illustrator CC on a capable iMac with 16GB of RAM. Even when there is clearly enough memory, it presents this specific message, but I don't think that's the problem.
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