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Participating Frequently
Oct 17, 2025 12:37 PM UTC
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InDesign crashes every time I try to open the app

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leo.r
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 18, 2025 7:29 PM UTC

How much RAM do you have? I don't see this info in the log.

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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2025 12:26 PM UTC

16GB of ram, thanks

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Participating Frequently
Oct 24, 2025 12:29 PM UTC

It's not super old, was the macbook pro from either 2021 or 2022. Would need to check, but was essentially the best available without going to crazy price levels, so needed to come direct from Apple rather than from a regular retailer.

 

The issue has been limited to only indesign with illustrator and photoshop having no crashing issues

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Peter Spier
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 17, 2025 4:22 PM UTC

You mentioned a recent OS update. Did this start before or after that?

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Participating Frequently
Oct 17, 2025 10:43 PM UTC

Before. The update I did after trying a plethora of other fixes first.

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davecourtemanche
Legend
Oct 17, 2025 11:34 PM UTC

Have you tried rebooting into Safe Mode (shift key on launch) and trying? Have you tried another user on the computer?

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Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
Oct 17, 2025 1:36 PM UTC

Hi @default0wuf4gtbttf2,

Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue. Could you please try the steps outlined in this help article: (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/crash-on-launch.html) and let us know if they help?

Also, please submit the crash report using your Adobe email address and share the report ID here so we can track it quickly. You can follow the instructions in this guide: (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html).

Looking forward to your update.
Anubhav

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Participating Frequently
Oct 17, 2025 2:18 PM UTC

Hi thanks,

 

All done still same issue.

 

File: AdobeLogs_20251017_225017_877-mac-GS.zxp

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Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
Oct 17, 2025 2:53 PM UTC

Hello @default0wuf4gtbttf2,

I'm sorry to hear the suggestions did not help. It seems the logs did not come through. Could you upload the crash logs to a file-sharing service and share a link to the file(s) so we can check it with the team?

Note: When sharing the file, please make the link public and enable the option to save a copy/download (if available).

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav

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