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sminguijon
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March 9, 2026
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InDesign Undo History Limited to 4–5 Steps After Latest Update

  • March 9, 2026
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I can’t believe this is happening again. We really should get some sort of discount or refund for all the time we’re wasting lately with this issue.
After being solved, this problem shows up again with the last update. I suddenly lose all UNDO steps, past the last four or five, just like what happened a few months ago.
If the problem is related with the History panel, JUST DISABLE THE HISTORY PANEL. We didn’t have this issue before the panel, so I guess it has something to do with it.
 

    Correct answer sminguijon

    Thanks, Abhishek. I’m working on Windows 10. After cleaning the preferences, it seems to work well. I also work on MacOs but I haven’t found any issues with it.

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    selfbuildtype
    Inspiring
    March 25, 2026

    macOS here. Undo just periodically disappears completely.

    Latest update is Alpha or Beta standard, not release quality. Adobe charge a lot for this software and they seem to be getting distracted implementing features that you can pay $10 a month for elsewhere. Less work on the AI slop features and more attention on the essentials please!

    leo.r
    Community Expert
    leo.rCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 25, 2026

    Just to make sure: what are your InDesign and macOS versions?

     

    Some users did report a similar issue on Mac with InDesign 21.2. Reverting to 21.1 solved the issue for the time being, according to user reports (CC app > InDesign > Other Versions menu).

      Abhishek Rao
      Community Manager
      Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 9, 2026

      Hi ​@sminguijon,

       

      Sorry to hear that you’re running into this again. Could you please confirm the exact InDesign version you’re using along with your OS details?

      If you’re on macOS and using InDesign 21.2, we are seeing similar reports where the Undo functionality and History behavior are affected, and a bug has already been logged for it. You can refer to the discussion here as well:
      https://community.adobe.com/questions-671/indesign-21-2-undo-greyed-out-and-history-panel-blank-on-macos-tahoe-and-ventura-1551926?postid=7514324#post7514324

      If you’re on Windows, please try clearing the InDesign preferences manually by following the video in this guide and then test the behavior again:
      https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/setting-preferences.html

      If the issue still persists, please share your InDesign version, OS version, whether this happens in all documents or specific ones, and if possible a short screen recording showing the Undo history disappearing.

       

      Looking forward to your update.

      Abhishek

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        sminguijonAuthorCorrect answer
        Participant
        March 10, 2026

        Thanks, Abhishek. I’m working on Windows 10. After cleaning the preferences, it seems to work well. I also work on MacOs but I haven’t found any issues with it.

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