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The Online File Repair Service supports the recovery of the following file types:
If your Adobe Illustrator file won’t open, is corrupted, displays an error, or is no longer recognized by the program, try repairing it online using Online File Repair. The service analyzes the AI file’s structure, searching for vector objects, layers, text, artboards, curves, paths, images, and other elements of the graphic project.
Online repair is suitable for .ai files that have been corrupted due to an Adobe Illustrator crash, a save error, a power outage, disk issues, email transfer, cloud download, or a failed copy operation. You don’t need to install any additional software: simply upload the corrupted Illustrator file to the website and wait for the result.
Online File Repair performs an automatic analysis of the corrupted AI file. The service checks internal data blocks, file signatures, document structure, object relationships, and available graphic elements. If the Illustrator file is partially readable, the recovered data is extracted and prepared as a new, restored project.
The service can help if Adobe Illustrator reports an error, the file won’t open, opens blank, freezes during loading, displays corrupted graphics, or shows a message stating that the document cannot be read. Recovery is performed online, so the user can check the result directly in the browser.
The recovery result depends on the extent of the file’s damage. If readable data remains inside the document, the service will attempt to extract and recover:
If some of the links between objects are lost, the service attempts to restore them automatically. If a link cannot be restored, the found elements can still be saved separately so that the user does not lose the available data from the damaged project.
The online service can be useful in situations where an Illustrator file:
To repair an Adobe Illustrator file online, follow these simple steps:
Before paying, you can evaluate the recovery results. This helps you understand what data was successfully extracted from the damaged AI file and how suitable the recovered project is for further work.
After processing the file, the service displays the results page. There you can see information about the recovered data, available images for preview, and the technical parameters of the recovered file.
The preview helps you check whether important project elements have been preserved: vector graphics, text, layers, artboards, objects, groups, colors, and other parts of the Illustrator document.
Online recovery is convenient if you need to quickly check a damaged Adobe Illustrator file and determine whether the data can be recovered. You don’t need to search for old versions of the program, install special utilities, or manually dissect the structure of the AI file.
The service works through a browser and is suitable for users who need to recover a graphic project, logo, layout, illustration, packaging design, advertising banner, vector drawing, diagram, or other file created in Adobe Illustrator.
Recovery quality depends on how severely the original AI file is damaged. If document data has been preserved within the file, the service will be able to find and extract more objects. If key parts of the structure are damaged, recovery may be partial.
Before downloading the full version, we recommend carefully reviewing the preview and the sample file. This will allow you to assess in advance how closely the recovered project matches the original document.
Online File Repair is designed to analyze Adobe Illustrator files from different versions. The service checks the contents of the AI document and attempts to extract available data regardless of which version of Illustrator was used to create the project.
If the file contains a PDF-compatible section, vector objects, text blocks, graphics, or individual structural fragments, the service will attempt to use this data to prepare the recovered file.
Upload the damaged AI file and check what data can be recovered. Online File Repair will help you evaluate the result before payment and download the recovered Adobe Illustrator project if the found data is suitable for your task.
Yes. Upload the corrupted Adobe Illustrator file to Online File Repair. The service will analyze the document, find the available data, and display the recovery results.
Try repairing the file online. This may help if the document is corrupted, not recognized by Adobe Illustrator, opens with an error, or has a broken structure.
The service can recover vector objects, paths, text, layers, groups, artboards, colors, fills, strokes, images, and other elements if they are preserved within the file.
No. Recovery is performed online via a browser. Simply upload the damaged AI file and wait for processing.
Yes. After analyzing the file, the service displays a preliminary recovery result. You can evaluate the recovered data before downloading the full version.
If the file is severely damaged, some data may be lost. The service recovers only those elements that it was able to find and correctly extract from the original AI file.
Victor G. Bobrov, Senior Software Engineer.
Expert in the field of storage and recovery of damaged Access, PDF, AutoCAD, CorelDraw, Excel, FoxPro, Illustrator, Outlook Express, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, and Word data structures with over 20 years of experience. Developer of algorithms for reading and deep analysis of ACCDB/MDB/PDF/DWG/CDR/XLS/XLSX/DBF/AI/DBX/PSD/PPT/PPTX/MPP/DOC/DOCX/RTF files recoverable in Recovery Toolbox.
Steps for recovering a corrupted Adobe Illustrator *.ai file:
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rafa 10-01-2025very good
k 06-25-2025THANKS
hic23 02-23-2025WELL
EBERT 11-11-2024good program
Mario 10-08-2024Excellent
SANDRA 07-07-2024EXCELLENT
NAME 06-12-2024I don't know if it will work
taucci 06-09-2022very good it saved my life from a job that was damaged
DFCALLE 03-29-2021Oh yes, manually converting files from eps to ai, after automatic correction! - Cool, always dreamed. Eh would have put 5 stars if not this step!
Lauren Leon 03-25-2021Good work!
Mau 03-05-2021very good
rafiq 02-24-2021Working. It is possible to repair an Illustrator file.ai. I managed.
Denzel Short 02-11-2021Fixed illustraor document errors after hard drive crash. 2021 and I'm still sitting on the HDD with broken sectors.
Velociman 01-19-2021+ Ease of use and competitive price.
- The fact that the price changes if you do not fall within the limit.
Recovered Adobe Illustrator CS3 file for $ 7. (file type: .ai)
Damn, the virus damaged all the .ai files, even got to the folder where the files with autosave are located. I have already fixed 2 files here, at first I thought that the cost would be $10- $20 for the damaged file, but I was surprised when I saw a check for $5. Guys, write the prices for your services in the site menu, otherwise at first I thought it was a fake site :)
Emily Watson 08-01-2020Today I received the message “I can’t open the illustration. The illustration contains an incomplete description of the object or its inaccuracy ”and the file was closed. I have Illustrator CS3 that never showed errors. After fixing the error, my file was split, some figures were in .ai format, others in .pdf
Woodta83 07-02-2020My colleague and I recently had this problem when we create a file, save it, open it the next day and get an error message "The file cannot be read." After I received an email with a link to the restored file, I downloaded it. But the file was not completely restored, some unsaved drawing changes were missing
Lambert 06-20-2020Adobe Illustrator crashed when the project was in its final stages. Illustrator stopped opening the .AI file with my work. Even when I tried to open the last file from the save history (cache), it opened an empty document. I was able to restore my working project using the online service, but still some parts of my work were not restored.
Futzdenh 06-04-2020This a great service! I used it already 3 times. Sometimes I would work hours on a design and forget to make a copy file. Thank god that there’s this service.. It saved me a lot of time and heartbreak.
Anat 05-26-2020The service is very convenient, easy to view the contents of the damaged Illustrator file. Upload corrupted .ai file and download the restored file immediately after online recovery. Helped a lot.
DigestStand 04-15-2020After fixing the damaged .ai file in the preview window, I saw that my layers were merged. If I'll pay for online recovery, can I expect the file to be restored without losing any layers to retrieve more data from the file.
WILLHO 03-04-2020Now I will not download any programs to my computer after trying to install the plug-in, Adobe Illustrator crashed and lost my illustrator documents. This service helped me restore a previously saved illustrator file, but I can’t see some layers and masks, maybe I didn’t save them before installing the plug-in, or the service can repairing only 80% .AI files
Alisa 02-19-2020Thank you for your service, you have been of great help!
Cristian 09-20-2019For me this was a waste of money and time. The process was just fine and timely but the results were off. The screenshot of the file after going through repair showed elements that were not in the final. ai file. These were the elements I needed so needless to say it didn't work for me. It might be that the nature of the issue within the file that caused this but just be aware that you may not get a 100% complete file after repair. Its a cheap service so I understand. Just don't have the highest expectations.
Customer 07-24-2019Excellent service. AI file was "damaged" and could not be repaired by Illustrator when opening. This service has restored the file perfectly intact file. All fonts, effects, etc. were preserved. For under 10 euros !!! Clean work - Thank you
Felix 05-31-2019I was having problems with my damaged AI file. file then I took a risk at having it fixed here. It's fast, reliable and took me by surprised by its quick delivery. Thank you so much!
Blessy 04-01-2019I'm working on web graphics in Adobe Illustrator. And recently I encountered problems. They are associated with a large file ai. Something went wrong when the last time the file was saved. This is evidenced by the fact that this file does not load and does not register errors. And I was puzzled by this file. This was important for my work. I made a mistake in finding a solution to my problem. I paid for the recovery program (I will not call this utility), which did not help me. I was discouraged. I ended up here via Google. I paid for the restoration of this file. And this time my file ai was repaired. This file repair service on the Internet really helped me. I am thankful. I will recommend this to all colleagues. Therefore, my answer is positive.
laralynch_23 07-31-2018I have my own small office. We are engaged in graphic things. The big work was in Adobe Illustrator CC. A day ago we came across a difficult problem. The .ai file in which I was making my correction was broken. As explained by a technical expert - the virus was to blame. As a result, the virus was deleted. All that was possible was cured. But with my .ai file everything was bad. The programs that we restored our bases did not cope with this. And not only specifically with him. I started looking for a solution. I found this online service in Google. I must say that other variants have been found. But by way of exception I reached the service. And he helped. I recovered the file of the current work and also it helped when restoring the database of our company. In general, I would like the online service was free. The only disappointment is that you need to pay. But he helped me very much. And very quickly!
Victòria Campaner SPA Barcelona 06-30-2018An error message disappeared after using this nice online service. Thanks friends.
giuliatortore (Lombardia) 06-05-2018I found the solution that helped me for a few minutes. It is done.
xewelag California 06-05-2018Now I could edit my pictures again via phone. But next time I'll be smarter with handling with our data.
louisepearce (QC, Montreal) 06-05-2018I ran into a problem while editing a large file with graphics. Online repair service helped cope with the difficulties. Everything works perfectly - I quickly figured out the service and restored my file. I took up this weapons.
CristinaFrank 06-04-2018I processed the image through the graphic editor Adobe Illustrator CC. At one point the program took off abruptly. After that, I could no longer access the ai file until I used this service. Now I've got a completely corrected file that opens without problems.
Вера Костина 06-03-2018Thank you for extracting the data from the Adobe Illustrator file. I tried many programs, but only their work was not effective.
Murilo 05-24-2018Due to dude from graphic community I found and after used this online service. It saved my Illustrator file, Adobe couldn't do anything.
biancachambers (MIAMI, FL) 05-04-2018I used this service. In a few minutes it opened my .ai file. Now it works perfect. Thanks for your help.
teodatanicolella - Repubblica di San Marino 05-04-2018Thank you to this online service! A computer virus has made irreparable changes to the Adobe Illustrator file. Using the online service, I was able to return some of the important data in the document.
Mário.Vila Nova de Milfontes 05-03-2018When saving the image in Adobe Illustrator, the program abruptly closed, and after that I lost some changes in the .ai file. This service helped to repair the file and return lost data. Thank you!
Ирина Воронина 05-03-2018The service is very good and convenient to use. I just attached the damaged illustrator file (Version CC), uploaded it, waited for recovering proccess, paid with PayPal and got the recovered AI file. Very simple. Thanks a lot!
Rhain Bethell. UK, England, Trafford Centre 05-02-2018What I liked, I just uploaded the Illustrator image, and within a few minutes the ai file was restored, as if I had never had any problems with the image.
togodiq Chile 04-06-2018Now I know what to do if something happened with my Illustrator data. I'm very appreciate it for quality and rapid instrument.
Eleanor Marshall, Florida 04-06-2018Thanks for the service. I saved the AI file in which I spent a lot of time!
Matias,Caniço 04-01-2018She worked in the program Adobe Illustrator CC, created logos, the next day found that my file sizing 500Mb is damaged. Tried this service. All the data was repaired, the only thing that did not like the work of the service is a long process of recovery.
Вероника Теплова 03-31-2018If someone had an illustartor error:'NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO OPEN ILLUSTRATION', the service will easily eliminate it.
Dylan Buck 03-29-2018My Illustrator image now opens without problems. I liked the service, and the low price.
Fabio Mendolia (fabmendo), Milano 03-11-2018I did not think it was possible to load a damaged file and recover it without losing data. Because of this service now that is possible.
Carla Gomez (daryhoh), Chile 03-11-2018Working with Illustrator is not the first year after an unsuccessful save. Such a problem was revealed. The file was renamed into an incomprehensible format, stopped starting. With the helps of this service I was able to eliminate this problem, quickly and easily restored the file to its working state
disruptive 03-04-2018Using this online service was even more convenient and quicker in recovering files than the standard set of tips from Adobe. Now I know how it is easy for me to recover files from Illustrator.
Petronilla Volpe 03-02-2018Very simple and understandable service. Almost all files of Adobe Illustrator 2017 have been restored. Thanks
Jake Mooney, Australia, Sydney 03-01-2018