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InDesign auto recovery failing, need to recover mini saves to restore doc

  • April 16, 2024
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I'm a lil concerned. InDesign crashed and keeps attempting to recover the file I was working in but doesn't. I click REOPEN, it tries, and generates the same crash report over and over, asking again if I want to reopen the file. So it's having trouble pulling from the recovery files. Can I go to the recovery files themsleves (those mini saves InDesign makes every minute in the background as you work), move them to a new location, and try to reopen my InDesign file that crashed? Is there a way to access the mini saves and not lose my work?

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Rishabh_Tiwari
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Rishabh_TiwariCommunity Manager
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April 16, 2024

Hi,

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Can you please try the suggestions shared in this article and let us know if this helps or if you need further assistance. 


Thanks

Rishabh

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April 16, 2024

I was just reading this articcle myself. I'm having trouble locating the InDesign Recovery files on my computer. I know the location is listed in Preference > File Handling > Document Recovery Data, but a portion of it is not readable. It looks like this:

 

 Clicking choose doesn't take me to the correct location. I tried using this address online (Users/[User Name]/Library/Cache/Adobe InDesign/Version[#.0]/InDesign Recovery) but there is no Adobe InDesign folder in Cache. For me is would be Users/Library/Caches/ then some misc apple folders. If I can find the recoveery folder I can try the tutorial.

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April 16, 2024

From what I can find online, I should be able to locate the Recovery folder using this format:

Users/User Name/Library/Cache/Adobe InDesign/Version19.0/InDesign Recovery

On my system, I cn only get this far:

Users/User Name/Library/Cashes...  

Nothing else matches after this. Where is the InDesign Recovery Folder?

 

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