Never click "Discard" unless you are 100% sure you don't need the file. Once discarded, those recovery files are deleted permanently.
When Illustrator crashes and you relaunch it, Adobe Illustrator usually displays an dialog box automatically. how to open recovered files in illustrator
To open recovered files in , you typically just need to relaunch the application after a crash . Illustrator automatically scans for unsaved sessions and should prompt you with a dialog box to recover the work. Manual Recovery Steps Never click "Discard" unless you are 100% sure