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tab7778
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October 26, 2025
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Re: CC Libraries window freezes and are unresponsive

  • October 26, 2025
  • 12 replies
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I have all updates for the apps installed. When using indesign--where i constantly use the libraries--it freezes constantly and I have to quit indd & restart it for it to come back. all other parts of the program work fine. it's only the libraries that freezes.

 

      12 replies

      Taylor3113093724z1
      Participant
      September 28, 2026

      This same issue has been happening with Adobe Illustrator. The issue has not been solved during any of the app updates.

      Anubhav M
      Community Manager
      Anubhav MCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 28, 2026

      Hello ​@Taylor3113093724z1 

       

      I’m sorry to hear you’re having similar trouble with CC Libraries in Illustrator. Would you mind trying the following steps and checking if it helps:

      • Close all Adobe applications
      • Remove the Creative Cloud Desktop application, CCLibrary, and CoreSync using the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool (https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html)
      • Reinstall the Creative Cloud Desktop application (https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/creative-cloud-desktop-app-download.html)
      • Relaunch Illustrator

       

      Looking forward to hearing from you.
      Anubhav

      Taylor3113093724z1
      Participant
      September 28, 2026

      I’ve tried those steps multiple times before. The CC libraries freezing in Illustrator and InDesign has been an issue that has been continuously happening, daily, for over a year. I have to completely quit either application and reopen them to get the libraries to work again, but that fix will only work for maybe an hour before it freezes again. This issue hasn’t been resolved with any of the Adobe updates, and it doesn’t seem like Adobe has a workaround for it that actually works either. 

      joseph_3886
      Participant
      September 9, 2026

      Has anyone found a solution for this?

      nik.m
      Community Manager
      nik.mCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 15, 2026

      Hi, we're sorry about the trouble!

      Could you share the version of InDesign you're using along with your computer's operating system? It would be helpful if you could share more information on your workflow and when the CC Libraries window freezes.

      Thanks,
      Nikunj

      joseph_3886
      Participant
      September 15, 2026

      The latest Indesign 21.5.1 2026, macOS pro. It freezes when I don’t use the software for some time and reopen the window. It’s also graphically, CC libraries tab can be stretched and all pixels get distorted, terrible

      DAW Creative
      Participating Frequently
      June 5, 2026

      One tip I would try and it seems to work for me, is to have a blank document open all the time in a tab.

      Maybe the freeze occurs if InDesign is active but no documents are open.

      This would mean it only occurs on a Mac as you can have apps active but it will not quit when you close a document.

      Anubhav M
      Community Manager
      Anubhav MCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 27, 2025

      Hello @tab7778,

      Thanks for reaching out. Would you mind trying the following steps and checking if it helps:

       

      • Close all Adobe applications
      • Remove the Creative Cloud Desktop application, CCLibrary, and CoreSync using the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool (https://adobe.ly/3JssG4u)
      • Reinstall the Creative Cloud Desktop application (https://adobe.ly/4o6TrdH)
      • Relaunch InDesign

       

      If the problem persists, kindly try running InDesign under a different administrator account (Windows / macOS) and share your observations.

       

      Looking forward to hearing from you.

      Anubhav

      SPL72
      SPL72
      Participating Frequently
      November 19, 2025

      THis DOES NOT work.....stop providing cookie cutter solutions.

       

      Libraries are FREEZING constantly and are UNUSABLE....!!!!    Please do something about it

        Community Expert
        Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 17, 2026

        With all due respect, they are trying to troubleshoot it.

        The fact that the same problem isn’t occurring on every system means they need more information to work out what is different on the affected machines. The usual troubleshooting steps might feel “cookie cutter”, but they’re there to eliminate common causes first.

        If those steps don’t work, that’s useful information too. Say exactly what you tried, what happened, your InDesign version, macOS version, hardware, whether Libraries freeze after sleep/idle, whether it happens with documents open or closed, and anything else that might help reproduce it.

        Simply saying “this does not work, do something about it” doesn’t really give Adobe much to investigate. If the standard fixes fail, there may well be another issue  but they need enough information to find it.

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