Adobe Illustrator Recovery File Location Mac Link May 2026

These files usually have the original name plus _recovered or a timestamp. Illustrator may also write temp files to:

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator [Version]/[Language]/Recovery/ adobe illustrator recovery file location mac

~/Documents/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator [Version]/AutoSave/ These files usually have the original name plus

Same "Go to Folder" method – paste: ~/Documents/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator 27/AutoSave/ adobe illustrator recovery file location mac

If none of these work, the file may be permanently lost – but or a cloud backup (Dropbox, iCloud) is your final hope.

/private/tmp/ or /private/var/folders/