: How to clean file linking errors on Illustrator? I have an AI file that contains several linked files, all sorts of psd and image files. The problem is I don't have access to any of them,

@Gonzalez368

You need to click on Object>Show all
Then try again to "go to" link.
now you can see and select the empty container in your design and delete it by "Del" button.

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@Fox8063795

The red circle with a cross is only to indicate that the link is broken. It is not a clickable button. You will have to locate it in the layers panel manually then delete it.

An alternate method is to link all broken links to a file (when prompted in the beginning) and then delete all.

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@Murray976

Open the Links Panel (Window > Links)

Click the link on the panel

Hit the little "Go To" icon at the bottom of the Links Panel.



This will show you the bounding box of where the image is supposed to be..... if it's not there and not needed, just hit the Delete key.

Then save the file again after you've deleted the references. Using Save As.. will probably be better than simply using Save to ensure all link references are purged from the file.

If the image is not there but IS needed, you'll need to replace it as the warning dialog suggests.

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@Odierno310

Try hitting Ignore and check Apply to All. If that does not work, try to unlink the files from your Ai file. Just click on the object and depending on your version there should be an icon in the toolbar to select which says Break Link. Hope this helps.

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