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melissaj73415973
melissaj73415973
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June 28, 2017
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IND files older than 2011 have turned into .exe files and now can not be opened?

  • June 28, 2017
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I recently looked up some old files, archived projects and my resume for updating. IND won't open any of them and they all look like the attached. I am on a Mac, Sierra 10.12.1 and Using CC 2017. Any advice on opening or converting would be great.

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melissaj73415973  wrote

.. There is a very slight chance that these are Qxd files...

(*cough*) [Ann] Identify Your InDesign File

It may even be faster to open the PDF file (they still open, right?) and check their Document Properties. PDFs created by InDesign carry the description "Content creator: Adobe InDesign [version number]". You can check that with Acrobat Reader or Pro, and even with OS X's own Preview:

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melissaj73415973
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June 28, 2017

Thanks. I didi try adding the extension now - no luck. And yes agreed on not removing the extension. Macs didn't always add them automatically... so can run into issues with older files. There is a very slight chance that these are Qxd files... I don't have Quark anymore, but think I can test on an old computer at work. Thanks for the feedback.

BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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June 28, 2017

Like I said, if you want to post one some place I'll be happy to take a look.

Bill Silbert
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Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
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June 28, 2017

My company had the same problem when we migrated to a PC server. The solution was to simply add the extension .indd to the files. At least for us that was all it took. They then opened right up in InDesign.

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    June 28, 2017

    Which is why that extension should never be removed.

      BobLevine
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      BobLevineCommunity Expert
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      June 28, 2017

      What makes you think those are INDD files? There's no file extension.

      melissaj73415973
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      June 28, 2017

      They are invoices that I created from the same Indesign template. I've never used any other program to create them. As well as my resume which has been in Indesign for ages. I have that saved in revisions... and more recent ones are fine, but older ones (pre-2011) all look like this.

      My older innd files don't have extension on them.

      BobLevine
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      BobLevineCommunity Expert
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      June 28, 2017

      If you want to post one somewhere, I'll take a look here but the only way they wouldn't have an extension is if it was deleted.

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