Recover Ai File Portable -

File > Open → select the corrupt .ai → while clicking Open

You’d be surprised what’s still there. recover ai file

📍 Mac: /Users/[YourName]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator [Version] Settings/en_US/Adobe Illustrator Prefs/DataRecovery File > Open → select the corrupt

In Illustrator:

We’ve all been there.