Why is Illustrator asking me what page of me .ai file I want to open as PDF?

Hi there,
I'm having troubles opening an .AI file that I use a lot of the time.
It's 15+ boards, and I've never had a problem opening it in Illustrator. Today, when I'm trying to open this AI file, it's giving me the dialog box to open a PDF.
Any help would be appreciated!

Lady Munchlax,
It is always recommended here to open/save from/to own harddisk, and the copy from/to external devices/places.
You may be lucky for a while, but corruption and other issues will be lurking out there.
I am afraid that is what has happened.
How much can you rescue by opening the PDF (all pages one by one)?
Here is a general suggestion in case of corrupted files, which may be of help:
One thing often tried first is to create a new document and File>Place the corrupted one to see how much may be rescued that way (remember to tick Paste remembers Layers in the Layer palette flyout/dropdown first, and to untick it afterwards).
Here are some websites where you can see whether it can rescue the file, and if it can, you may pay for a subscription to have it done,
http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/buy_illustrator.html
http://markzware.com/adobe-software/fix-illustrator-file-unknown-error-occurred-pdf2dtp-fi le-recovery/
http://www.illustrator.fixtoolbox.com/
As far as I remember, the first one is for Win and the one is for Mac, while the third one should be for both.
Here are a few pages about struggling with it yourself:
http://daxxter.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/how-to-recover-a-corrupted-illustrator-ai-file/
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/troubleshoot-damaged-illustrator-files.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50032.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50031.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/enable-content-recovery-mode-illustrator.html

Similar Messages

  • When logging on to Hotmail, a window opens asking me "What to do with this file" for "default.aspx"

    This morning, I am unable to log in to Hotmail. The homepage appears normally, but after I enter my email address and password and click to submit them, a window pops us asking me what to do with the file "default.aspx." I have a Vista machine, and last night my computer automatically installed a ton of Microsoft updates. In fact, the update list shows that one of the updates failed to install. At the end of this message, I have pasted the details of the failed update. I have checked the Hotmail support forum, and someone else posted that the have experienced the same problem this morning. The Microsoft "expert" asked him or her to contact Mozilla for support for this issue. Thanks in advance for whatever help you can provide, although I highly suspect that this is a problem on the Microsoft/Hotmail end, not yours.
    Here is the info on the failed software update from last night...
    Security Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, and Windows Server 2008 SP2 x86 (KB2478660)
    Installation date: ‎6/‎16/‎2011 12:01 AM
    Installation status: Failed
    Error details: Code 80242006
    Update type: Important
    A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system that is running the Microsoft .NET Framework and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
    More information:
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=211422
    Help and Support:
    http://support.microsoft.com

    Hotmail is rolling out a server change at their end which might be causing this problem. Mozilla has spoken to them about it and they are trying to fix it. I won't be able to provide you a time estimate by when it will be solved but hotmail/mozilla is certainly looking at this issue.
    I will let you know if get any updates!

  • I can't read an online ebook. asked me to how i wanted to open a pdf?

    lets start from the beginning. i just recently (yesterday actually) erased everything from my macbook pro in order to install adobe creative suite. i reinstalled tiger on my computer. i'm a college student and i have been accessing a private online library for research. today i went to the same site to open an ebook and it opened up finder and asked me how i wanted to open the pdf. i hit 'cancel' and then the space where the book is usually opened just kept trying to load. it's never done this before. the information always pops up and i've never had to open any pdf files. what caused my mac to not open files properly and HOW CAN I FIX THIS?

    Hi Jean, I'm sorry for the troubles you're having with your email and the way that it appears when you go to view your messages.  I'd like to help, I've sent you a private message, please respond when you have a chance.  Thanks.
    Ian_VZ
    Verizon Support
    Notice: Content posted by Verizon employees is meant to be informational and does not supersede or change the Verizon Forums User Guidelines or Terms or Service, or your Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions or Plan.

  • I have a question about extracting pages.  When I do the function, adobe saves the individual files as " file name space page number ", so the files look like this "filename 1.pdf", "filename 2.pdf", "filename 3.pdf".  Without too many gory details, I a

    I have a question about extracting pages.  When I do the function, adobe saves the individual files as "<file name><space><page number>", so the files look like this "filename 1.pdf", "filename 2.pdf", "filename 3.pdf".  Without too many gory details, I am using excel to concatenate some data to dynamically build a hyperlink to these extraced files.  It casues me problems, however, for the space to be the the file name.  Is there any way to change the default behavoir of this function to perhaps use a dash or underscore instead of a space?

    No, you can't change the default naming scheme. You can do it yourself if you extract the pages using a script instead of using the built-in command.

  • HT5071 How do I set my page size in ibooks?  I want to make a pdf that is 7X9"

    How do I set my page size in ibooks?  I want to make a pdf that is 7X9"

    K T, you mean portrait too?
    Maybe my earlier experiences were in iBA 1...
    I'll have play

  • I want to open a .pdf file MY MacPro is trying to open it with Numbers.  I want to open with Pages.  Please Help!

    I would like to open a pdf file.  My MacPro ( Yosemite 10.10.2)  is trying to open it with Numbers.  I would like to open it with Pages.  Please help!  How do I open this .pdf with Pages?  Thanks

    Pages will not open a PDF file
    It will export a file as PDF
    See
    Pages: Supported file formats - Apple Support

  • Right clicking anything in web pages (for an example, when I want to open a link in a new window) it just gives me some grey box. How do I fix this?

    Right clicking anything in web pages (for an example, when I want to open a link in a new window) it just gives me some grey box. How do I fix this?
    == This happened ==
    Every time Firefox opened
    == Today

    Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
    See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]

  • Why does Adobe Reader XI set my keyboard to display NUMBERS ONLY when I open a .pdf file?

    I need to keep re-booting my laptop to resolve above bug. Ideas please?

    ONE MONTH AND NO REPLY - WHO  CAN ADDRESS THIS BUG????
    WHEN I OPEN A .pdf document using ADOBE READER 11.0.2  BEHAVIOR is described BELOW. I CANNOT BE MORE COGENT.
    It occurs both within Adobe Reader functions, such as page printing options, and in all APPLICATIONS (Gmail, Word, etc) once I close .pdf document.
    SOLUTION: I MUST POWER DOWN/UP EACH TIME I USE ADOBE READER. THIS IS IDIOCY.
    1. Keyboard appears RESET to display numbers ONLY, and numbers displayed to DO NOT CORRESPOND to numbers I TYPE.
    AFTER ADOBE READER IS CLOSED I type "A" into say, an email address field and a random number, say, "9" appears in the field not an "A".
    WHILE IN ADOBE READER  I type "23" into the .pdf "go to page" field, and get other numbers completely.
    Happens ONLY when I open a .pdf file with Adobe Reader 11.0.2 (XI).
    Both behaviors occur whether I open a download .pdf file or attempt to open a .pdf via search engine Google + my Browsers.
    2. Operating System = Windows 7.
    3. My Browser = Internet Explorer 9 or Mozilla Foxfire; behavior is identical on either. Search engine used is Google.
    Weird, but true, and tiresome. I've had it..
    Message was edited by: SueB17 3/19/2013
    Message was edited by: SueB17

  • Why is Illustrator CC making a mess of my SVG files?

    Hello,
    My experience with Illustrator CC's SVG support has been pretty mixed.  However, now I have a file (created by Illustrator) where if I even just open it and save it, it ruins the file.
    Here's a screenshot before:
    Then I open the file and save it, and it looks like this:
    Notice the weird blown-up and elongated circles.  The gradients are also all messed up.  It's pretty erratic in general, and I can never quite predict when Illustrator will barf on my SVGs, which is annoying.  Sometimes the resaved file won't even open again.  Saving it as an AI first, re-placing the content into a new file, and just about everything else I can think of has no effect.  Interestingly, in this case the re-saved file is also twice the size.
    The original file is here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/275083/illustrator_barf/course_map.svg
    The opened-then-resaved file is here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/275083/illustrator_barf/course_map_opened_then_saved.s vg
    I'm running what I believe to be the very latest version of Illustrator CC on Mac 10.8.5.
    Help, please.

    Hi... I'm not sure I follow this: is there some setting that you're proposing that I should turn off?  
    Just to be clear, the symptom is a haphazard vertical stretching (of about 8%) of some -- but not all -- of the objects.  The circles that are tight around the images in the original become elipses in the saved file.  I not sure I understand why I'd get an anisotropic stretching from a pixel grid  alignment option unless the pixel grid itself were not isotropic.  But I'd be extremely pleased if there is a simple answer like this.

  • When I want to open a PDF document The box that pops up asking if I want to open or save does not come up and it always saves. I need this changed.

    When the window opens to ask if I want to save or not comes up it does so for WORD documents just fine, however, for PDF documents it never asks (it used to). Now it just automatically saves them without asking. I need this changed. I went into applications and changed the setting to always ask but it still is just saving, them no window pops up asking what I want firefox to do with the file like it does with a WORD document. IF I cannot get this resolved I will not be able to continue using firefox. I teach and I have students submitting articles etc in pdf format, I cannot constantly save all pdf files. I just want to open them, review them and then move on. There must be a way to change this so that the window asking what I want firfox to do with the pdf files opens.
    thank you,
    kkwright

    Deleted it, restarted it. tried it again. no change. repeated the whole cycle. no change. thinking about uninstalling and reinstalling, but that won't reallyk change the settings.

  • When using Internet Explorer and Adobe Reader xi, I cannot find how to keep the Page thumbnails from hiding. We want them open.  Please help!

    In Internet Explorer, when opening a PDF using the IE addon Adobe Reader XI, the Page Thumbnail toolbar is shrunk to the left (hidden).  Our users access the thumbnails constantly and we need this to remain open by default but I cannot find anywhere that this option is set.  I would expect there to be a pin icon to click to keep it open.  In the stand alone product Adobe Reader, we found that you can click "Restore last view settings when reopening documents." in Documents prefs but this doesn't work for new documents (only previously opened docs) AND doesn't work in Internet Explorer at all.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!
    Marc

    That would be something you could set at document level in document properties but would require Acrobat to make permanent.

  • Why can't I change what page my tabs open?

    When I open a new tab it brings up a delta search engine, I tried changing it and I can't get it to change.

    You can with an add-on!
    Check this one to open your homepage in the new tab: https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/new-tab-homepage/
    And that one to choose the URL to open in a new tab: https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/custom-new-tab

  • Why would Thunderbird ask "create a new Get Satisfaction account" when I want to post a question

    I know I am in wrong place talking about Thunderbird but Mozilla is a name I trust.
    When I want to ask a question in Thunderbird site, I had to make new account when I wanted to post the question it is asking to make another account or use Yahoo/Facebook/Twitter.
    Because of all this kind of cheating and fake things I started using Mozilla products but it seems I was wrong.
    Just enlighten why would two accounts are needed to post a question?
    Thank you

    Good news, thunderbird support is coming to this site soon.
    SEE
    * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=939779
    * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=939781

  • TS2446 why do they ask my credit card numbe &details ? do not want to put in .

    when I use the A-APPELE STORE. somethinf for free - i sighn in and I get:
    "There is a billing problem with a previous purchase."
    I DO -continue
    IT ASK NE AGAIN MY PASSWARD AND THEN 
    IT GOES TO  "ACCOUNT"
    MY CARD WHICH I DO NOT USE...
    I DO NOT PUT MY CREDIT CARD IN THE IPHONE
    HOW CAN I USE THE FREE APPLE STORE?
    RINA ORENSTEIN

    There are instructions on this page for creating a new account without giving credit card details (the instructions won't work with existing accounts) : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
    If you didn't use those steps when creating it then you will need to give card details
    For future info, typing all in capitals is considered shouting and makes posts difficult to read, and may mean that people don't reply to your posts.

  • When I open FF it asks me EVERY time which file I want to open firefox.exe with. When I choose FF, it opens a savefile prompt and opens a blank web browser.

    When it opens and I choose FF to open .exe with, it won't let me click the box that says use this program from now on.
    Also it doesn't matter if I save the file or not, it asks every time.
    Then when the screen opens, it is a blank browser. I just click on my bookmarks to get me started, but I've tried setting up my home page, it won't start up there though.
    I've already tried a new shortcut, but the program file does this too.
    I tried updating my version of FF, it's not helping this problem either.
    I also found an article about a web page fixer program that is supposed to help with the box checking that says always use this program, but it hasn't helped either.

    My solution to my original problem of stopping FF from intruding with an erstwhile search doesn't work. Firefox IGNORES my settings to NOT check for updates to addons (letalone disabled and unwanted addons). It continues to check when I reopen FF. What a PITA>
    Further, it gives me no solution. Just takes more than a minute of my time waiting for it to stop.
    grr

Maybe you are looking for