Depends on what you're designing. Working on newspapers and magazines, files are constantly being updated or are missing that aren't relevant to what I'm working on at that moment. ... View more

Could you tell us a bit more about your workflow - Why do you turn OFF the option 'Check Links Before Opening Document' in Preferences? Isn't it helpful to know that your document contains some missing links when the document is being opened? If the 'Check Links Before Opening Document' is off, you won't know that there are some links missing in the document unless you remember to open the Links panel to check if all Links are intact. I mine set to off as it speeds up the opening of the document considerably, and also because if I am making small changes to a document, it isn't necessary for all the links to be working correctly. Only when I the file is ready for print do I pay any attention to the links and preflight panels. Any half-decent designer would be checking this before printing and not having to rely on a prompt that slows down the opening process, especially when working with server files. ... View more

I have tried all the above solutions in regards to deleting preferences and they are only temporary solutions as everyone else has also mentioned. I am having to delete and reset my preferences two times a day due to this bug. Please fix this critical error. ... View more

Thanks, this worked perfectly to solve this issue. ... View more