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STEPHENKHALL
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April 20, 2018
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32-bit indesign CS6 compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4

  • April 20, 2018
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I updated to macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 on my MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2017.

My ​indesign CS6 which had been working fine up until that point has stopped working.

I have done a clean reinstall twice.

Apparently its an 32-bit app and should still run on this new 64-bit computer but for some reason I get the following report.

It says I am missing a number of plugins.

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

0   com.adobe.InDesign.Text Panel 0x587085c2 GetPlugIn + 152114

1   com.adobe.InDesign.Text Panel 0x587130b4 GetPlugIn + 195876

2   com.adobe.InDesign.AppFramework 0x5b2019c7 GetPlugIn + 189831

3   com.adobe.InDesign.AppFramework 0x5b2002dc GetPlugIn + 183964

4   com.adobe.InDesign.AppFramework 0x5b1b7d56 0x5b1a9000 + 60758

5   com.adobe.InDesign.AppFramework 0x5b1d6327 GetPlugIn + 12007

Does this mean my indesign CS6 is totally dead as its not compatible with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or is there some way of still keeping it alive...

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Correct answer Derek Cross

InDesign CS6 is not supported by this OS. If it’s mission critical it would be best to upgrade to InDesign CC2018 (or revert your OS).

5 replies

Legend
June 5, 2018

It’s like an all you can eat buffet. You don’t get a refund if you leave some food behind on the counter.

abfable
Participant
May 15, 2018

32-bit CS6 InDesign works with High Sierra, though with some minor irritations. It will not work at all once Mac goes over solely to 64-bit. It is disgraceful that Adobe tries to make one go over to subscription-only CC. I for one, and I am sure I am not the only one, want nothing to do with a cloud-based subscription, with which you lose access to your own work if you stop paying the sub. For this reason, in preparation for the future, I have just bought 64-bit non-subscription QuarkXpress, at a roughly half-price offer for such as InDesign users (I think the offer may have just expired – not sure). Although Quark will obviously take some time to get used to after years with InDesign, at first glance, whatever Quark was in the past, it now looks good and relatively intuitive. Personally, I think there is cause for a class action against Adobe for the way they are holding InDesigners to ransom. I also find it disgraceful that it is extremely difficult to find out how, if it is even at all possible, to write a direct complaint to the powers that be at Adobe.

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 15, 2018

Compliants to Adobe: Adobe InDesign Feedback

rob day
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2018

I have it running without a problem. You have to drop back to the legacy version of Java after the High Sierra install. Here's Apple's Java download page:

Download Java for OS X 2017-001

STEPHENKHALL
Participating Frequently
April 21, 2018

you may have something there I upgraded my Java to open illustrator CS6 - then my indesign stopped working,,,

BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2018

As Derek says. I hope you made a full system backup before doing that upgrade because going back any other way is going to be very difficult.

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Derek CrossCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 20, 2018

InDesign CS6 is not supported by this OS. If it’s mission critical it would be best to upgrade to InDesign CC2018 (or revert your OS).

STEPHENKHALL
Participating Frequently
April 21, 2018

could it be the Java... I upgraded the day my indesign stopped working?

rob day
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 21, 2018

I think you have to downgrade to Java 6.