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petern39103396
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April 28, 2022
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InDesign files on external drive open as 'read-only'

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Who can help me out on this? All of a sudden this morning all my InDesign files (on my external hard drive) open as 'read-only'. Can't work in them, can't save them. When I copy them to my local drive they are ok, but I loose all links to visuals, logo's etc. I cannot create a package from the document on the exteranl drive. Restoring all links of all my documents manually will take me weeks. Is there an other way to solve this?

Working on an iMac 27 late 2015, Monterey. External drive: G-technology. InDesign latest 17.2 version.

Correct answer Halee23174979bfl8

Hello! Could you provide the steps you used in system preferences to re-activate access of Adobe Apps software with your EHD? I am having the same issue and am stuck. Thank you!


Hi all - I was able to speak with Adobe Support for the step by step of this:

 

  1. First go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Accessibility -> Unlock in lower left -> Add desired Adobe Softwares -> Make sure they are checked
  2. Next, scroll in left column to "Full Disk Access" -> Add desired Adobe Softwares -> Make sure they are checked
  3. Lock in the lower left
  4. If open, softwares will need to be quit and restarted for changes to take affect. 

 

Best of luck!

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aniri5j9ox8tw2ln
aniri5j9ox8tw2ln
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April 28, 2022

Wurde auf deiner externe Platte irgendwas geändert? Irgend ein Schutz aktiviert? Die Infos der Platte mal untersuchen, nicht dass sie gesperrt ist? Du könntest auch mal mittels Festplattendienstprogramm diese Platte auswählen und die "Erste Hilfe" im Menü oben auswählen, um eventuelle Fehler zu reparieren.

Ich würde ansonsten mich eher an einem Mac-Forum wenden...

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    petern39103396Author
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    April 28, 2022

    Thanks. Checked the external drive (again), no problems found. 

    My InDesign files (on the external drive) open as read-only'. But the same problem seems to appear in Illustrator: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/illustrator-support-networks-removable-media.html#sa_src=web-messaging

    In Illustrator there is a solution in preference settings. That option seems to be missing in InDesign.

    So I don't think it's a hardware problem, but something that has to be fixed in Adobe programming.

    aniri5j9ox8tw2ln
    aniri5j9ox8tw2ln
    Legend
    April 28, 2022

    Ich öffne auch gelegentlich InDesign Dateien von einem Server (nicht direkt verknüpft, sondern als Nas)... Bei mir öffnen sich alle Dateien ganz normal ohne Schreibschutz. Deshalb ging ich von einem Hardware-Problem aus.

    Ist dieses Problem von heute auf morgen passiert? Vielleicht mal testweise die vorletzte Indesign-Version installieren? Oder auf der aktuellen updaten (17.2.1!)

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