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InDesign opens automatically
Good day all does anyine know why everytime I start my laptop Indesign openes automatically and takes me to a previous project i was doing. every time this happens thank you.
Could be a few things
Restore on Startup Setting (Mac)
If you are on a Mac, the system can remember what apps were open at shutdown and reopen them. When you shut down or restart your laptop, there is usually a checkbox that says something like Reopen windows when logging back in. If that is ticked, it will reopen InDesign and the last project too. Next time, untick it before shutting down.
Startup/Login Items
Check if InDesign is set as a login item.
On Mac: System Settings > General > Login Items.
On Windows: Task Manager > Startup tab.
If InDesign is listed, remove it.
Crash Recovery
If InDesign did not close properly (say it crashed or you forced shutdown), it might be trying to recover the previous session on launch. If this happens repeatedly, try:
Close InDesign properly
Manually delete any recovered files or recovery data
Relaunch InDesign and close it again cleanly
InDesign Preferences
There could be a preference or workspace setting causing this behaviour. You could try resetting InDesign preferences (hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift when launching and confirm the reset, or use the official Adobe method).
Third Party App or Script
On rare occasions, another utility or script may trigger InDesign to launch. If you use automation tools, check them.
If you tell us what version of InDesign and what system you are using (Mac or Windows), we can give you more exact steps to fix it.
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