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gordoncedar
gordoncedar
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September 7, 2017
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Cannot launch InDesign CS3

  • September 7, 2017
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Hello,

I had a HDD failure on my MacBook Pro and had to install a new drive and reload everything from a Time Machine backup. Everything seems to work correctly except for InDesign CS3, which I cannot launch. I can't find any answers elsewhere. Can anyone help?

Many thanks.

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    Correct answer gordoncedar

    Read this very carefully:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs3-product-downloads.html


    Hello Bob,

    Thank you for your advice, which set me on the right path. Initially, the installation of this version didn't work no matter what I tried, but Adobe technical support advised me to uninstall everything and then delete any residual Adobe folders within my Application and Library folders before reinstalling again. This did the trick, and I now have InDesign CS3 working again on this machine.

    Thanks again,

    Gordon.

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    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 7, 2017

    This very old version of InDesign is unlikely to run successfully under recent versions of the Mac OS.

    gordoncedar
    gordoncedarAuthor
    Participant
    September 7, 2017

    Thanks, but that's not the problem.

    I am still running OS X 10.9.5. As I said, I reloaded from Time Machine exactly what was on the computer before the HDD fault, when InDesign worked as it should.

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 7, 2017

    Read this very carefully:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs3-product-downloads.html

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