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jacquelinem32886649
jacquelinem32886649
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January 27, 2026

InDesign 2025 keeps crashing and saying files are damage

  • January 27, 2026
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From last week to this week, InDesign 2026 has been crashing constantly. It does autosave, but even when it recovers, it still reports that the file is damaged. In addition, when the program opens, my settings—such as my workspace—are not saved, as if everything resets on its own.

This has become extremely frustrating. I have many projects to complete for my job, and these issues are slowing me down and causing significant inconvenience.

    3 replies

    Michele363924566usd
    Michele363924566usd
    Participant
    February 2, 2026

    Same issue. Every file I work on, it says can’t save because file is damaged. I’m working in Windows also.  

    James3510497081hd
    James3510497081hd
    Participant
    February 2, 2026

    I have the same issued on Windows. No problems pre-update. Have un-installed and re-installed, still a problem. 

    Going to see if I can roll back to a previous version.

    James3510497081hd
    James3510497081hd
    Participant
    February 2, 2026

    I have reinstalled version 20.5.1 seems more stable. Sometimes have to save file direct to desktop and then copy of OneDrive/Sharepoiint afterwards.

      SusiK19
      SusiK19
      Participant
      January 29, 2026

      I have the exact same problem, super frustrating. Btw, I’m working on Windows - I read somewhere that the problem could be linked to one of the last Windows updates.

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