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February 7, 2025
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Adobe InDesign - Duplicate images paths when Exporting to XML

  • February 7, 2025
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I've been having a problem with duplicate images paths when exporting to xml. When I have two duplicate images with different source paths, the exported xml points the images to the same path.

 

Example:

Image1.png

Image2.png

With the following images, below is the exported xml:

<Root href_fmt="Image1.png" href="file:///<DIRECTORY>/Image1.png"></Root>
<Root href_fmt="Image2.png" href="file:///<DIRECTORY>/Image1.png"></Root>

 

Thanks in advance!

2 replies

Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
February 7, 2025

Can you share your file? 

 

If it's sensitive / confidential you can remove everything else and share it privately - please click my nickname. 

 

 

Or you can try IDMLing first - export as IDML, open, save with a new name - do not overwrite your original file. 

 

Participant
February 7, 2025

I'm using Adobe InDesign 19.5

leo.r
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 7, 2025

Can you check if you have the same issue in InDesign 2025? Just make sure to uncheck the option to remove older versions when you install it.