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May 1, 2026
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InDesign is doing this semi freezing when I place or replace images.

  • May 1, 2026
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InDesign is doing this semi freeze thing when I place or replace images. Random images and random formats. The background task hoop turns on and I can do somethings sometimes but not always. If I close everything then close the program there is a message but it's up for a half a second, disappears and then a new start window opens then refuses to do anything else. I have to "End Task" to get it to close. I've deleted tempfiles, uninstalled and reinstalled, turned off GPU, and did that Ctrl + Alt + Shift thing.

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    leo.r
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    Community Expert
    May 1, 2026

    Some other users reported a similar issue. If the new Generative AI options are enabled in Preferences, try to disable them — will it make a difference?