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August 26, 2025
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Adobe Indesign is too slow takes too long to release objects...its on my last nerve

  • August 26, 2025
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Adobe Indesign is too slow takes too long to release objects...its on my last nerve InDesign - it's getting on my last nerve. Everything was fine until the 24-25 update. The worst of it is when I select an object...a text box or image box...the item will remain selected for a few more seconds...sometimes over 10 seconds. It thinks every time I do any action. I have been working with Indesign from the first edition to today, but nothing like this before. Indesign and MAC are together forming a major pain for me. I am used to moving fast, but this thing is always thinking. I even had to keep turning off active Preflight to minimize stalling. Its up to or over 5 seconds when jumping from page to page. It seems like the longer I work the worst it gets. I have tried all the remedies that exist online and nothing. I wish I can bring my Mac Pro desktop to Adobe MAX 2025 so I can demonstrate this to Indesign engineers.

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Mike Witherell
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 26, 2025

We have a compendium of things you can try. Sometimes a reset of preferences helps this problem; sometimes turning on or off certain features helps. Try them all for yourself:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/reset-indesign-preferences-and-other-troubleshooting/td-p/11990234

Mike Witherell
kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 26, 2025

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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