InDesign 21.2 Undo Greyed Out and History Panel Blank on macOS Tahoe and Ventura

Spirited_Rainbow5684

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i have the same now, undo is grayed out. apple M1 sequoia 15.7.4.

Participant

Is there a fix for this please? Using 21.4.1 and Mac OS Tahoe 26.5.1, and Undo/Redo functions are greyed out and unusable as per other user’s reports.

Participant

Further to this, I’m finding that the cursor constantly reflects the previous tool’s function rather than the active tool. I’m not an expert but this might reflect a general memory issue with this programme? Nothing already suggested in these threads fixes either of these issues for me. This is all very frustrating and is rendering this programme close to useless. Everything takes considerably longer than it should, and it is hard to use the active functions.

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If anyone has any suggestions please, please share.

Adobe please fix this ASAP.

kyle_2357

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HOnestly Adobe … WTF???? I’m experiencing ALL sorts of bugs in your software.
Unable to move grouped objects, unable to undo …. some fairly simple stuff that no longer works.
Its completely UNEXCEPTABLE. You guys are dropping the ball. I’m sick of work arounds too.
Resetting preferences is not acceptable. (It also didnt work) Its annoying having to set up a workflow all over. None of your subscribers should have to put up with this. Stop releasing untested software.
Get the basics right -- and FIX it !!!!

Community Expert

Unable to move grouped objects

It sounds like a bug in InDesign 21.4 that was fixed in 21.4.1. Is your InDesign updated? Also, what’s your operating system version?

Resetting preferences is not acceptable. (It also didnt work) Its annoying having to set up a workflow all over.

In general, I agree that resetting preferences can be a lousy solution, especially if should be done regularly. Some of the settings can be restored if you export them before the reset via the User Settings menu. I’m not sure if all settings can be restored this way as I didn’t have to reset them for years, fortunately.

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I’m using 21.4.1 and it hasn’t fixed the bugs

rick_0306

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Absolute disgrace that a simple and core function as undo just does not work in 2026. God, Adobe is really the lowest of the low.

Community Expert

What are your versions of InDesign and macOS?

rick_0306

Participant

Hey!
Indesign 21.4.1
Sonoma 14.6.1

karenc13107848

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I am seeing this same bug in the latest install of InDesign 21.4, on Mac 26.5.1 (25F80), 16GB. This is a HUGE deal, please fix. Also when I try to move multiple items in Indesign it only moves 1, I have to group to get them to work. What happened? I am losing so much time, it is driving me nuts. I’ve just reinstalled InDeisgn and it still doesn't work even in a new file !!!!!!!!! Seems if you were seeing this on previous versions you would have fixed by now. It is such an infuriating bug. And I’m losing so much time. HELP!

Community Expert

Also when I try to move multiple items in Indesign it only moves 1, I have to group to get them to work. What happened?

A known bug in InDesign 21.4. Revert to InDesign 21.3 until it’s fixed (hopefully, soon):

Sanyam Talwar

Correct answer

Community Manager

I tried to reproduce the issue using InDesign v21.3.0.060 on macOS, but I wasn’t able to replicate it. Could you please check if the issue occurs on the InDesign 2026(v21.3.0.060) as well as the InDesign PreRelease build(v21.4.0.049)?

Additionally, it would be very helpful if you could share the following details with us at sharewithID@adobe.com:

Memory Pressure (important)

Open Activity Monitor → go to the Memory tab
Check the Memory Pressure graph at the bottom:
- Green: System is performing well
- Yellow: Some memory pressure
- Red: High memory contention (this is where issues may occur)

Collecting Logs via Terminal with InDesign v21.3.0.060

Launch InDesign via Terminal
Open Terminal
Drag and drop the InDesign executable into Terminal:
/Applications/Adobe\ InDesign\ 2026/Adobe\ InDesign\ 2026.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe\ InDesign\ 2026
Open History Panel (Window → History)
Start working on a new or existing document
When you notice the Undo/Redo issue, monitor the logs in Terminal and share them with us

Workaround on macOS

Reverting to v21.1.0 appears to resolve the issue
Restarting InDesign or system may temporarily restore functionality

carrie68633120

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Just adding that my Undo is also grayed out/not working but History is not blank. It shows earlier moves but if I try to go back and select something, it moves me back to the starting place a second later (ie, I can’t functionally select an older version). Also, it doesn’t update when I use the app, almost as if it’s “maxed out” after only working a few minutes. (I had previously reset preferences and Undo worked briefly after that.)

Mac 26.3.1 with Indesign 21.2

carrie68633120

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Just adding that I thought I had the latest Indesign but did not! I’ve updated to 21.3 and so far, so good.

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Christopher35448797zqw2

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This is still a bug - Undo is a pretty essential function. And force quitting / restarting to be able to undo is absolutely bonkers. Please get this fixed.