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InDesign 2020 (15.0.2) is creating extra folders (AdobeFnt.lst ) automatically after packaging files

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March 4, 2020
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Has anyone noticed that the latest version of InDesign 2020 (15.0.2) is recreating extra folders after files have been packaged with images and fonts? Basically, I just packaged a layout by saving it to an alternative 'work' folder that sits on my desktop. Once that was complete I moved the packaged folder back to the original job folder alongside other material associated with the project.

The issue occurred as soon as I opened that InDesign file once again. After doing this, a new folder (same name as the packaged material) reappeared in the 'work' desktop folder. It only contains a Document Fonts folder, so no duplicate Links or a copy of the InDesign files itself. Weird behavior though, I've not seen anything like this before and it's only started happening after the very recent upgrade.

At least the awful CMD-Z undo bug seems to have been fixed though.

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Correct answer Srishti Bali

Hi,

Sorry about the trouble this issue has caused. We've fixed this in the latest release. Please update your InDesign to v 15.0.3 to get this fixed.

Here's a link with more details: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/39846805-adobefnt-lst-automatically-reappears-after-deletin

Regards,

Srishti

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jay_e

Participant

It's happened to some users at my office. It doesn't seem to break anything but it kinda annoying.

Tony SeddonAuthor

Inspiring

Yes, that sums it up well. It's not really dangerous, just annoying, although there is the danger that you could accidentally overwrite the folder that has the InDesign file in it with the one that only has the fonts if you're not careful.

GurlWidaCurl

Participant

It is very annoying on the fact that i actually overwrote my file because of the repeated duplicate folder with just the font folder. Now I have to be extra careful and delete the extra folders only work desktop. =/

Pooja Rathi

Adobe Employee

Hi ,

Please log a bug on uservoice forum for this issue. Following is the link for same https://indesign.uservoice.com/ .

Regards

Pooja Rathi

Ddog9

Participating Frequently

Same problem, packaged ID folders re-appear on desktop after they've been put in trash. I re-installed 15.0.1 and the problem seems to have gone away. MacOS 10.14

Tom

brianc69943727

Participant

I am having the same problem when packaging and my co-workers have the problem when they just open a file. Hopefully there is a fix soon.

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FP_Kassie

Participant

I am a grpahic designer at a print shop, so I go throu a lot of files daily. And when we are done, we package the INDD files and archive them for future use. I also made the mistake of updating to Catalina when it first came out which has been lots of problems. Anyways, the last two days, I package my files, and I try to move them over to my server, and there is this one lingering file "AdobeFnt21.lst" left in the "document fonts" folder, that wont trasnfer over. So I delete it, and they kee popping back up. I have Googled alot. And I have done a few things, like clear font caches, search every instant of the "AdobeFnt21.lst" on my computer and delete them all, nothing is working. Has any one had this issue?

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zIIJ

Participant

I think have the same issue with InDesign (15.0.2).

Before moving or renaming the packaged folder, it seems to be a good idea to close the original file and quit INDD once.

I hope this issue will be fixed soon.

And there were several posts about it in https://indesign.uservoice.com/

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FP_Kassie

Participant

Thank you for the links and response. Yep turns out quitting and re-opening InDesign does help, but not just once, after every single time. I have created a folder on my desktop, that I package everything in, then move the folder to the designated spot I need it, and at the end of the day, I close o ut of INDD, delete that folder, and restart my computer and start fresh the next day. So annoying!

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dbeattie1

Known Participant

I am having the same issue, although I can't say specifically that it is happening when I am packaging a file. I 'think' it has happened to me several times over the past few days where I have zipped a project folder and then deleted the folder, only to have it reappear on my desktop or my 'in progress' folder where it had lived.

patriziam51905659

Participant

it happens after a few minutes not immediately

patriziam51905659

Participant

I've the same problem

Tony SeddonAuthor

Inspiring

It stops happening for a particular file/folder if you quit and relaunch InDesign, so there must be a caching issue somewhere I guess?

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Anonymous

Moving thread to the InDesign forum from Get Started

patriziam51905659

Participant

The AdobeFont.lst file created with InDesign packages automatically shows up with folder structure after deleting a package. Risk of making a mistake in deleting folders. A folder with the same name is automatically generated

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi Patrizia,

can you tell in more detail what happens? A step-by-step description of what you did perhaps?

What's your exact version of InDesign? What's your operating system's version?

Something like that was already reported today with InDesign 2020 version 15.0.2.323:

InDesign is creating extra folders after packaging files
Tony_Seddon

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/indesign-is-creating-extra-folders-after-packaging-files/td-p/10962315

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

patriziam51905659

Participant

When I package Indesign folder, recreating extra folders after files have been packaged with images and fonts. If i put them in the trash, a new folder recrate in a few minute

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