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cjkcreative
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February 10, 2020
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Relink in not working in InDesign

  • February 10, 2020
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I'm working on a document in InDesign where it says it says I have five missing links. I go to relink the files and I find they are already in the correct locations. Even when I click on the exact files to relink, the program still shows that the files are not linked. This causes problems when I have to make a PDF for proofing. I have the latest version of IND and am using a PC/Windows 10.

    Correct answer cjkcreative

    I decided to create a new file and copy all the contents from the newsletter to the new file and now it is not showing any errors. Luckily it was only 8 pages. I've never encountered something like this before and it seems like it started after the latest update. I'm hoping this doesn't happen to other files I created in previous versions that I need to Save As to work on a new edition.

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    Quenton5CB2
    Participant
    September 23, 2021

    I had a similar problem, and in the end found that relink worked when I manually clicked through all the folders to the right one, but not when I searched by file or folder name.

    Bill Silbert
    Community Expert
    Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2020

    Are the links on your hard drive or on a network server? If on a server try saving locally.

    barbara_a7746676
    Community Expert
    barbara_a7746676Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2020

    I don't know if this will fix the problem, but you could try individually opening the files that are missing in the program they were originally created in, and re-saving them to your computer (not to a network drive). Then try updating the links in InDesign. 

    Steve Werner
    Community Expert
    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2020

    There could be corruption in the file. Try saving as IDML (File > Save As > InDesign CS4 or later  [IDML]). Reopen the InDesign file and see if that helps.

    cjkcreative
    cjkcreativeAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 10, 2020

    No, that did the same thing. The paths are all in the correct places and when I try to relink them, it still shows the link is mssing. I also still get the dialog box when I first open the file that, "The document contains 5 links to sources that are missing.. . . ." And below the red dot that says "5 errors".

      cjkcreative
      cjkcreativeAuthorCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      February 10, 2020

      I decided to create a new file and copy all the contents from the newsletter to the new file and now it is not showing any errors. Luckily it was only 8 pages. I've never encountered something like this before and it seems like it started after the latest update. I'm hoping this doesn't happen to other files I created in previous versions that I need to Save As to work on a new edition.

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