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arjanv94013399
arjanv94013399
Inspiring
Sep 10, 2025 7:59 PM UTC
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Illustrator and InDesign crash

Both Illustrator and InDesign crash when I open them. This only happens on my desktop. They work fine on my laptop. A blue circle flashes continuously next to the cursor, and when I go to “File” in the top left corner of the toolbar, for example, nothing happens; I can't open that menu. Photoshop works fine. I've already updated Illustrator and InDesign, uninstalled and reinstalled the programs, but that doesn't help. Has anyone else experienced this?

arjanv94013399
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Inspiring
Sep 13, 2025 10:20 AM UTC

Hello @arjanv94013399,

That does seem troubling. Would you mind trying the suggestions shared in this help article (https://adobe.ly/4nwC7yn) and checking if it helps? Also, kindly submit the crash report using your Adobe email address and share it here for quick tracking. Steps are shared here: (https://adobe.ly/4nrvP2K).

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav


Illustrator and InDesign are working again. I don't know which suggestion from the article was ultimately the right one, but it works! Thank you for your help!

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Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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Sep 11, 2025 3:09 AM UTC

As it's happening on both 

 

Reinstalling rarely fixes everything - you can do a complete reinstall using the
Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

 

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arjanv94013399
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Sep 11, 2025 3:32 PM UTC

Thank you very much. They're working again!

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    Sep 11, 2025 1:14 AM UTC

    Hi @arjanv94013399:

     

    Let's start with InDesign since your post was moved here:

     

    1. What operating system exactly, are you using?
    2. What numeric version of InDesign?
    3. Do you meet or ideally, exceed the system requirements for the version you are using? https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/system-requirements.html
    4. Have you tried removing InDesign with the CC Cleaner tool, or completely removing preferences/cache?

     

    ~Barb

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    arjanv94013399
    arjanv94013399Author
    Inspiring
    Sep 11, 2025 3:33 PM UTC

    Thank you very much. They're working again, I used the CC cleaner tool.

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    Sep 11, 2025 3:43 PM UTC

    That's great news. Thanks for coming back to let us know. 

     

    ~Barb

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    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
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    Sep 11, 2025 12:59 AM UTC

    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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