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Laura_Di+Girolamo+1504
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Aug 4, 2026 10:32 PM UTC
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Problemas usando Indesign con mi dropbox

No permite que se actualice dropbox por la existencia de archivos temprarios de indesign. Los pase a otro carpeta donde no se sincronizan pero toma mucha memoria y no puedo trabajar. Es necesario si o si usar cloud? Muchas gracias

    leo.r
    leo.rCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Aug 4, 2026 10:41 PM UTC

    First question: Are your Dropbox sync preferences set to this option:

     

    If not, then you must use this option.

    > due to the existence of InDesign temporary files. I moved them to another folder
    > where they don’t sync but that takes up a lot of memory and I can’t work.


    That doesn’t make much sense, sorry. Regardless, don’t move InDesign temp files anywhere (I assume you’re referring to .idlk files), they must be wherever they are.

    > Is it absolutely necessary to use cloud?

    No, you don’t have to use any cloud services if you don’t want to and/or don’t have to.

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    Laura_Di+Girolamo+1504
    Participant
    Aug 4, 2026 11:11 PM UTC
    Thanks for your reply. I'll try working outside of Dropbox, as you suggested. Many thanks!
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    leo.r
    Community Expert
    leo.rCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Aug 4, 2026 10:41 PM UTC

    First question: Are your Dropbox sync preferences set to this option:

     

    If not, then you must use this option.

    > due to the existence of InDesign temporary files. I moved them to another folder
    > where they don’t sync but that takes up a lot of memory and I can’t work.


    That doesn’t make much sense, sorry. Regardless, don’t move InDesign temp files anywhere (I assume you’re referring to .idlk files), they must be wherever they are.

    > Is it absolutely necessary to use cloud?

    No, you don’t have to use any cloud services if you don’t want to and/or don’t have to.

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    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Aug 4, 2026 10:39 PM UTC

    Whether you use the cloud or not is up to you. It’s not a requirement. Can you simply save locally and back up to dropbox manually a few times per day.

    I have dropbox but don’t use it for InDesign. I’ve had no trouble with OneDrive or Google Drive updating properly. 

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    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)