If you experience an issue with Adobe Illustrator, includingwith any Astute Graphics plugin, you may be asked to reset your AdobeIllustrator preferences. This can be done by following the guidelinesbelow.
Use it until trial expires. After installation go to /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Product Name and open AMT folder. Open Application.xml and look this line: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Change the number to some absolutely random (but with same length) Enjoy! If you use it and like it, buy it. I am sure you would be happy for someone to buy a shirt, wear it and return it, then buy a new one from you 7 days later, and repeat and repeat and repeat. Imagine comparing a digital limitless product to a t-shirt. Go to the file location whichever adobe app you want to reset and look for a file called Application.xml inside of that file you will need to look for a trial serial number (it will be labeled) and just change one random digit and then you're ready to go with another 7 days!
Notethat this process will reset all your panels, etc. in Illustrator, but thesemay be re-applied and set to your workflow manually once more.
- All you have to do, to extend your trial period, is change number in TrialKey element in application.xml. This file is located in /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop/AMT. You can navigate there with this command: cd /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop./AMT.
- 1 Correct Answer. Adobe reset the trial experience for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Muse CC only. Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Thanks for the quick response.
Why would I want to reset my Illustrator Preferences?
It's good practice, very easy to do and solves a lot of issueswith Illustrator and Astute Graphics' plugins.
What do I need to do after resetting my Illustrator Preferences?
Upon starting Illustrator for the first time after resetting yourIllustrator Preferences, the usual start-up windows will re-appearincluding the native application 'welcome' window and Astute Graphics'warning that you need to re-enable the Advanced toolbar to see all thetools. There may be options to tick to ensure these do not show again,otherwise they will automatically be marked to not re-appear until youdelete your settings or preferences again.
Beyond this, other tasks may include:
Re-open and dock native and plugin panels (found under the Window > .. menu)
Save custom UI workspaces
Redefine any custom keypresses and save these
Readjust any custom Illustrator Preferences (Illustrator > Preferences > …)
For users of Illustrator 2019 and above, panels may not scale correctly first time - please refer to our UI Panel Scaling issue troubleshooting article for full information
Typically, all this will take 5 minutes, depending on how far you've customized Illustrator.
Can I restore previous settings?
Yes, as long as you first make a backup of thepreferences file you can always return to your previouspreferences.
How will resetting Illustrator's Preferences affect my plugins?
It will not affectyour licensing or trial period. Therefore, resetting will not mean you need tore-apply your software license keys.
How do I reset my preferences?
Follow Adobe's official guidelines here. Alternatively, read on…
There are two levels of resetting your preferences, the firstand more commonly known is to:
Windows users: Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift asyou start Illustrator
Mac OS users: Option+Command+Shift asyou start Illustrator
Your current settings are deleted.
The second method is to:
QuitIllustrator
Manually locate your Adobe Illustrator Prefs file
Deleteit
How do I back up and restore up my Illustrator Preferences?
To back up your Adobe Illustrator Prefs file…
Quit Illustrator
Locate the Adobe Illustrator Prefs file
Copy it to somewhere safe
To restore it…
Quit Illustrator
Locate the correct folder
Copy the previously backed-up Adobe Illustrator Prefs fileback into the folder
Restoring this file will revert your panels, window positions,native Illustrator and Astute Graphics plugin preferences.
Locating your Illustrator Preferences file
The file is named Adobe Illustrator Prefs
Adobe document the location of this file here. But here is a quick guide on how to find the folder whichcontains the Adobe Illustrator Prefs file…
MacOS users:
Inthe Finder menu bar, follow Go > Library (thismay be hidden so hold down the Alt key to reveal)
Openthe Preferences > Adobe > Adobe Illustrator [version*]Settings > [local language] > … folder
Windowsusers:
Users> [username] > AppData > Roaming > Adobe > Adobe Illustrator[version*] Settings > [local language / 32/64] > …
*Dependingon your Illustrator version this folder will be named as follows:
Can I restore previous settings?
Yes, as long as you first make a backup of thepreferences file you can always return to your previouspreferences.
How will resetting Illustrator's Preferences affect my plugins?
It will not affectyour licensing or trial period. Therefore, resetting will not mean you need tore-apply your software license keys.
How do I reset my preferences?
Follow Adobe's official guidelines here. Alternatively, read on…
There are two levels of resetting your preferences, the firstand more commonly known is to:
Windows users: Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift asyou start Illustrator
Mac OS users: Option+Command+Shift asyou start Illustrator
Your current settings are deleted.
The second method is to:
QuitIllustrator
Manually locate your Adobe Illustrator Prefs file
Deleteit
How do I back up and restore up my Illustrator Preferences?
To back up your Adobe Illustrator Prefs file…
Quit Illustrator
Locate the Adobe Illustrator Prefs file
Copy it to somewhere safe
To restore it…
Quit Illustrator
Locate the correct folder
Copy the previously backed-up Adobe Illustrator Prefs fileback into the folder
Restoring this file will revert your panels, window positions,native Illustrator and Astute Graphics plugin preferences.
Locating your Illustrator Preferences file
The file is named Adobe Illustrator Prefs
Adobe document the location of this file here. But here is a quick guide on how to find the folder whichcontains the Adobe Illustrator Prefs file…
MacOS users:
Inthe Finder menu bar, follow Go > Library (thismay be hidden so hold down the Alt key to reveal)
Openthe Preferences > Adobe > Adobe Illustrator [version*]Settings > [local language] > … folder
Windowsusers:
Users> [username] > AppData > Roaming > Adobe > Adobe Illustrator[version*] Settings > [local language / 32/64] > …
*Dependingon your Illustrator version this folder will be named as follows:
Adobe Illustrator CS6 Settings = CS6
Adobe Illustrator 17 Settings = CC (initial CC release in 2013)
Adobe Illustrator 18 Settings = CC2014
Adobe Illustrator 19 Settings = CC2015
Adobe Illustrator 20 Settings = CC2015.3
Adobe Illustrator 21 Settings = CC2017
Adobe Illustrator 22 Settings = CC2018
Adobe Illustrator 23 Settings = CC2019
Adobe Illustrator 24 Settings = 2020
How To Reset Adobe Trial
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