Indesign wont save filename unless on desktop

@karen_5327 

As other asked - what is the full path on the server?

What kind of server?

By default, in Windows, there is 256 character length limit - including path - but you can change it:

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/The-Windows-10-default-path-length-limitation-MAX-PATH-is-256-characters.html

Or you can map your finall directory - on the server or on your local machine - to a letter.

So instead of

c:\Documents\projects\bla1\bla2\bla3\Diseases\

you can have:

p:\Diseases\

And, this has also one more BIG advantage - if everyone in your company, make the same assignment - to a local or server folder - you will no longer get messages about the need to update/relink linked images - even if you get files from someone elses local drive.

Both Mac and Windows have a maximum path length of 255 characters, but your name is only 91 spaces long. So unless your path name is strangely long, that should not be the problem. (Although I would shorten just for readability's sake.)

For example, on Windows, a path name would be:

C\Users\<UserName>\Desktop\Importance of Comprehensive Eye Examinations for Adults and Children Postcard Reminder V1.2.indd. It would be similar on a Mac but using regular slashes and no "C:". 

Periods in file names have been allowed for sometime now, but I still tend to avoid them. I stick with just underscores (_) and hyphens (-). 

Depending on your OS and work environment, it might be a permissions issue.

Filename (along with the rest of the filepath) could simply be too long for ther file system in use on the external drive, especially if it's several directories deep.

Don't use periods in file names. Substitute an underscore or just make it 'v12' so as not to create file path problems.

Hi @karen_5327,  

Could you share which version of InDesign and OS you're using? Have you tried saving the file with a shorter name to see if it works in other locations besides the desktop? Also, is this happening with all files or just this one? Try creating a new file and saving it with both a short and long filename in different locations, then let me know how it goes. That should help us figure out what’s going on!  

Looking forward to your update.  

^

Abhishek