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eridona_5955
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Mar 10, 2026 9:14 PM UTC
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Restoring a Previous Version of an InDesign Cloud Document When the Timeline Option Is Missing on Creative Cloud

How can I restore a previous version of an Indesign file? It is saved on my Creative Cloud projects, and it won't open it at all (thinking it may be corrupt) I would like to restore back to a version earlier that day? The 'timeline' button described in other forums does not exist on the Creative Cloud website....

    eridona_5955
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    Mar 10, 2026 11:55 PM UTC

    @leo.r I figured it out! I had to move my file from ‘Projects’ into ‘Files’ and then I got the timeline button - was able to recover it to a few hours before the crash! Thanks for the help! 

     

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    leo.r
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    Mar 10, 2026 9:52 PM UTC

    Can you post a screenshot of the webpage where the Timeline icon is absent? Is your InDesign document saved as a ‘cloud document’ (.inddc)?

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    eridona_5955
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    Mar 10, 2026 10:00 PM UTC

    Yes, it is a cloud document - screenshot attached.

     

     

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    leo.r
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    Mar 10, 2026 10:05 PM UTC

    Try to click the Files icon (which should show the list of files), click your document again. Will the Timeline icon appear after that?

     

     

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