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InDesign 2023 makes a read only file

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
October 27, 2022
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I have just updated to the 2023 InDesign, and now suddently my documents are read-only and I cannot save the file, but have to make a save as version and give the document a new name everytime I have to save my work.

Do you know why this is happening? And how to avoid this?

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mhvz2019

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I am also having the same problem. My file that was created a year ago (in InDesign 2022), opens as Read Only and I can't save it as it keeps telling me it's corrupt. Fair enough, so I created a brand new file (now InDesign 2023), but it keeps asking to Save As as it is open by other applications. But it isn't. I only have it open in InDesign. So I created it as an IDML file which then I repeatedly have to save as as an IDML file. Come on Adobe, we pay a lot of money for these applications and many businesses rely on them. It shouldn't be this hard to "save a file".

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Dean27672471wbrl

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After month of struggling with this serious problem I can’t believe there is still no word of a fix. PC customers are being left high and dry. This obviously needs to be escalated. Does anyone know the official channels to make a complaint to Adobe?

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Ash Gormley

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@HARSHIKA_VERMA any updates please?

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Kailah Ann

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And still no fix with the latest update. Come ON ya'll. You're absolutely killing us.

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sbiscardi

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Does Adobe have an answer/fix on this for the PC users yet? I have been dealing with this ridiculous issue since October! Costing me so much time and there have been so many errors becaues of this.

MissTheClash

Participant

Forgot to mention that this only happens on our machines (Windoes 10) using the EasyCatalog Lite plug-in. Of course, the folks at EasyCatalog said that this is an Adobe issue and direct us to this thread.

MissTheClash

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Same read only issue as everyone else. We produce an 800 page 17 section catalog every year and this year was a nightmare. 17 Indesign files that would randomly open as read only. Please tell me that a fix is on the horizon

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Jim27186468bpg8

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We are beyond ready for this to be fixed. Now matter how hard we try....many times we begin working for the day, and don't notice the [read only] tag on the file name at the top....so after hours of work...we have to do a "Save As" creating a new file in the folder....we end up with tons of InDesign files for the same job and have to then delete or archive the older ones. It has been such a time-suck for our team, not to mention a dangerous way to work.

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Stephen283171470wfc

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Same here, we've been living with this bug for 2 months now and from Adobe there is only silence.

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cmjr98

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I am absolutely having this problem, too. I just switched my work computer from a Macbook Pro to a Windows 11 Dell. This is suddenly an issue, having to "save as" multiple version numbers just to get my work done. Please let us know when this will be fixed.

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cmjr98

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I also have these additional files showing with a weird icon that I've never seen.

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stefanc49526855

Participating Frequently

For me the only solution was to completely deativate the Avivra Anti Virus software. Which does not feel good, but it was the only way to get readable and writeable files from the server.

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Stephen283171470wfc

Participating Frequently

We aren't using any anti-virus except what comes with Microsoft Windows, so that's not the issue.

(Also, since we are using InCopy / InDesign, we can't rename files)

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Jan284177508w2p

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Same here. Windows 10. Working off a local file server. Since the update to Indesign 2023 files can't be saved (overwrite). Not always. Sometimes the very same file can be and the next moment not. Very annoying when working with linked Incopy files.

Harshika Verma

Community Manager

Hi Everyone,

I'm sorry for the frustration you've experienced with this issue in InDesign. The team has logged a similar bug for this issue and is actively working on a fix. Could you please check and confirm if you're experiencing the issue on the ID 17.4 version as well?

We will continue to keep you updated on the progress of this bug and let you know as soon as we have more information. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We will make every effort to assist you.

Thanks,

Harshika

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Kailah Ann

Inspiring

I did not have this issue while running 17.4

Thank you.

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Kailah Ann

Inspiring

@HARSHIKA_VERMA updates????

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karij91270318

Participant

Please advise on a date on which this problem will be resolved.

I'm having this issue as well and cannot, on my company's server/network, pop in with new scripts, especially not shortcut to as common a keyboard shortcut as Command + S.

Also, this doc I'm working on--I converted it in December, so it's not that issue now. Save As still blocks me from saving. Creating a new file/file name messes with my company's doc naming protocals.

In a deadline-driven production workflow, this is an exasperating ordeal. Please fix this!

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