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Illustrator 30.5 · Fixed bug

Illustrator stops writing color settings to ACE sync file

Fixed in Illustrator 30.6, according to Adobe’s release notes. The bug was reported for Illustrator 30.5.1. It happens on macOS only.

Status
Fixed in 30.6
Severity
Minor
Affects
Specific feature
System
macOS only

The fix · Illustrator 30.6

“Illustrator stops sharing its color settings with other Adobe applications when saving files.”
Adobe’s release notes

Timeline

  1. Jun 2, 2026Reported on Illustrator 30.5.1
  2. Jun 25, 2026Fixed in Illustrator 30.6per Adobe’s release notes

The report

10 votes · 1 reply

Reported on macOS by 1 person (from the report and 3 replies).

“In version 30.5.1, Illustrator stopped writing color settings to ACEConfigCache2.lst, the file used for color settings synchronization.”

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