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Participating Frequently
Nov 23, 2025 12:18 PM UTC
Question

I accidently clicked 'NO" on recovery of my files -

How to recover the data of my files - Adobe options Yes to continue recovery or 'NO' - which i pressed accidently - only to realise that all my history and data of many years are no longer accessible!!!

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BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
Nov 23, 2025 12:21 PM UTC

That pop up only appears if InDesign crashed while you working on a document. Even if you say no to that, you should be able to open the document as of the most recent save.

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Participating Frequently
Nov 23, 2025 2:46 PM UTC

Hey Bob, I appreciate your response. Thank you. I bought the Apple Mac mini with M4 Pro chip and now when I open any of my indesign files it opens but the spinning apple icon carries on spinning? 

 

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Community Expert
Community Expert
Nov 23, 2025 3:00 PM UTC

Did you crash or force quit InDesign? If not, InDesign is not shutting down properly. I would consider and un-install and a re-install. Also, are you saving to a server?

 

As to your original question, I'm pretty sure the recovery file is removed after you click "no". 

 

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