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I am getting a pop up error message that my adobe illustrator file is being used by MacOS so it cannot be opened.

I am getting a pop up error message that my adobe illustrator file is being used by MacOS so it cannot be opened. CAN PLEASE ANYONE HELP ME WITH THIS? I'm a Mac Lover & Adobe Creative Cloud users, I'm struggling very frequently nowadays in many aspects of workflow, i started feeling like sandwich between Apple Mac & Adobe. I'm also attaching a screenshot of my problem. I need Help.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 6:47 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2023 7:42 AM

Restart the Mac. That will release anything the OS thinks it's holding onto.


If you still get the message after that, please post again.

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I am getting a pop up error message that my adobe illustrator file is being used by MacOS so it cannot be opened.

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