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AI-generatedStale linked-file preview persists after external edit in Illustrator
Goal: Determine why Illustrator continues to display an outdated preview of a linked raster or vector file after the source file has been modified externally, even when the Links panel shows an out‑of‑date warning. Constraints/uncertainty: The behavior depends on the Update Links preference setting, whether GPU Performance mode is enabled, and the Illustrato