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March 1, 2017
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InDesign Files

  • March 1, 2017
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I got InDesign CC installed on my PC last week. I had been using CS3 until then. Now some of my CS3 files are InCopy files instead, which I don't have and have never used. Some of the CS3 files are fine and open no problem, however. What is causing this and what do I do about it?

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    Mike Witherell
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    Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
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    March 1, 2017

    How is it, exactly, that you say "some of my CS3 files are InCopy files"? Have you examined Windows file associations (right-click on a file and choose Open With...)

    Mike Witherell
    nicolaw21694894
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    March 1, 2017

    They have the suffix .incd for an InCopy file. When I right click on one of them and click Open I get the error message:

    Cannot open InCopy files from within InDesign. Please choose File > Place to add the InCopy file to an InDesign document.

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    Eric Dumas
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    Eric DumasCommunity Expert
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    March 1, 2017

    .incd were never InDesign file, not even exported from InDesign.

    Either the CS3 InCopy files were linked to your CS3 InDesign documents or a weird virus renamed your extensions... My bet would be the first option.

    Can use a 'demo' version of InCopy to extract the content of your InCopy files and recreate your InDesign files?

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