Every time a file is opened, ID thinks it's been changed

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
January 6, 2020
3 replies
1060 views

Is there a way to tell InDesign not to flag every file that's opened as if there have been changes that have been made?

It's infuriating... did I accidentally make a change? Did an image change without being updated? Who knows?

This needs to be corrected.

Bug

This topic has been closed for replies.

T

turner111Author

Inspiring

Hey guys -

Ok, did some experimenting - it's not with every file, but for some (that I save) I re-open it, and it things it's changed again.

Is there a way to track down what, exactly, ID thinks has been updated?

thanks

jane-e

Community Expert

Hi

Some ideas for tracking it down:

Does it happen a second and third time on the same file when you open, see the asterisk, save, close, and reopen? Or does it work as expected after doing it once?
How do you reopen the files? From File > Open or from Bridge or from Finder/File Explorer?
Do you have more than one version of InDesign installed? I do. To keep myself straight, I put the newest version in interface I prefer (light) and the older ones in a different interface (dark). Are you opening the file in the same version in which it was created?
Try to keep some notes on what you see and maybe we can help. The most common scenario is what you've already heard — if you open a file in a newer version, this is expected behavior.

~ Jane

T

turner111Author

Inspiring

Hi Jane -

Happens every time I open the same file(s) - even if I Save.
Reopening from different sources (including bridge, or double clicking in Finder) makes no difference.
I only have one version installed (up to date)

thanks!

Steve Werner

Community Expert

What SJRiegel describes is "as designed." Whenever you open an InDesign file in a newer format, the file is completely changed. An InDesign file is more like a database file. It's not like a graphic format like Illustrator uses.

S

SJRiegel

Legend

If this is happened in 2020 with files created in 2019 or earlier, this is expected behavior. The change is the new version of InDesign - when you save, it will be in 2020 format instead of the (2019 or earlier) format it was created in.

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded