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January 9, 2024
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Insufficient RAM InDesign

  • January 9, 2024
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Hi, I'm a student and I need to download InDesign for a while. I don't have enough RAM on my PC though. With other applications I can always download older versions, but not with InDesign. Do you know how I can solve this? Or is it unsolvable?

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Correct answer Derek Cross

InDesign is a professional use application that needs a powerful modern computer with at least 16GB of RAM and plenty of spare disk space. You can download the free seven-day trial of InDesign to see if it will operate on your system.

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BobLevine
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Community Expert
January 9, 2024

Upgrade the computer or buy a new one. Without more details on your problem, I can offer no other advice.

Derek Cross
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Community Expert
January 9, 2024

InDesign is a professional use application that needs a powerful modern computer with at least 16GB of RAM and plenty of spare disk space. You can download the free seven-day trial of InDesign to see if it will operate on your system.

Participant
January 9, 2024

Hello!
The minimum RAM memory requried for inDesign is 8GB RAM however it will be helpful for if I could know
- What is your System specification and how much GB RAM do you have in your system.
- Which Windows version you are using or MacOS. 
- Are you able to install the softer, if not what error are you getting.
- Are you getting error when exporting any files?

Usually you can run indesign on any system but if you face any errors or lag, we can work around improving the preformance of your system by changing few of the settings in windows, also adjusting the allocated memory for indesign.