Illustrator CS and Acrobat PDFs being misreported.

[BlueScr33n]

After upgrading to OSX 10.4.4, noticed that Illustrator files were being associated with Acrobat (to the point that each illustrator file was being shown with a PDF icon). Initially, I figured the association must have been lost, so I set all illustrator files to open with Acrobat, which worked until I wanted to open a PDF (which would also open in Illustrator). After flipping back and forth for a while, I called Apple.

I was told that there are similar elements in illustrator and PDF files which could be causing some confusion. They suggested I turn on file extensions, and for a while, that worked... until recently.

Currently newly created illustrator files are being displayed (or "icon'ed") as PDFs and I'm not sure if Apple or Adobe would be the company to turn to.

If anyone has encountered this problem and discovered a solution, please pass it along.

 

[jmgalvin]

Sometimes, with some OS updates, things sort of go flooey and you have to reload some apps after the upgrade.

You might try going to Hard Drive/User/Preferneces/ and trashing "com.apple.finder.plist". Then, after making sure that you always show file extensions, click on the icon for an Illustrator file in finder, go to Get Info and then to Open With. Click the little triangle next to it. Select Illustrator as the Open app and click on Change All. Repeat with a pdf, selecting Acrobat.

Also, on thte Get info window, see if you have Hide Extension checked.

You might have to reload Illustrator and Acrobat. Before you do that, Trahs their prefs. They'll be in the users prefs folder and be titled "com.adobe.illustrator.plist" and similar for Acrobat.

If this fails and you still have problems please rebiew th following linked instrutional video as to what you should do. It's most informative.

http://ebaumsworld.com/videos/hissyfit.html

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4

 

[BlueScr33n]

Helllo JM -- trashing the plist files seems to have worked - thanks for your help!