Saving an un-editable PDF, loosing the editable AI file.

it’s great illustrator can edit pdf files , it’s great illustrator can save out un-editable pdfs. why, love of sanity, ever want save un-editable pdf have original, open ai file vanish leaving useless little pdf file? want original ai file remain main current working file. doesn't.

 

or if, reason can’t fathom, behaviour necessary , right, @ least should display in no uncertain terms i'm editing un-editable pdf, , suggest me might want save out editable pdf or ai file, or automatically, before close file (or illustrator crashes, wont do).

 

say i'm working on ai file , need save out small un-editable wip file client view. go file-save -> pdf/smallest file size/ untick ‘preserve illustrator editing capabilities’. send off pdf file client , carry on working , saving, assuming i’m working on original. file looks , behaves did before saved intuitively assume it same, original ai file, with pdf file copy. however, when come following morning having closed file, low resolution un-editable pdf file remains. file useless, , have re-do work way previous time saved file before saved pdf.

 

much annoyance, hair loss, time wasted, face palms, etc. 

 

the thing is, /know/ this, , go out of way avoid happening but, in rush finish work , send stuff client, , handling multiple versions of files, still happens. fault damn, illustrator behave lot more helpfully in regard!

markn81950357 wrote:

 

at least should display in no uncertain terms i'm editing un-editable pdf, , suggest me might want save out editable pdf or ai file

 

it does, doesn't it?

 

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