You cannot reverse this change with the Edit > Undo command... WHAT!

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November 18, 2024
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While exporting the book catalog I prepared with Indesign as PDF, the message “You cannot reverse this change with the Edit > Undo command. Do you still want to continue?” A warning appears: I have to confirm this annoying warning with ENTER or cancel it with ESCAPE at least a hundred times during every export process, otherwise the PDF will not be created. Moreover, whether I cancel or confirm, there is no problem with the resulting PDF. However, this frustrating process, which must be performed manually, requires a lot of time. I can't understand why there is no "Accept All" or "Reject All" option for this warning. Does anyone know what causes it or the solution?

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leo.r

Community Expert

In addition to other questions:

-What versions of InDesign and macOS?

-Does it happen with any other document?

-What if you create a new document, place a few pictures from the problematic doc, then export. Will you still get the warnings?

-Is it possible that you have a plug-in or script that's invoked when you export to PDF, whose actions may cause the warnings?

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AskinBeyefendiAuthor

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Apple M1 iMac, macOS Sequoia 15.1, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD (96 GB FREE)
I have not experienced this problem with any other file. Multi-part brochures, books with or without pictures, multi-page novels with text only…
I had no problems exporting files independently. I already had this problem only with this document. Some of them are images of covers I made 10 years ago, some are recent, all in the same document. As far as I understand, this is what caused the problem.
I don't use any plugins.
Thanks for your interest.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

@AskinBeyefendi

I would say that 8GB is rather low...

Googling this error suggests that you are hitting Undo history limit - probably because of not enough RAM.

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AskinBeyefendiAuthor

Participating Frequently

We need to use book covers, some made in the past years and some made today, together in this catalogue. There are mini versions of around 350 book covers in 76 pages. My understanding is that Indesign sees "color code" changes as a problem during exit. I found this as a workaround: First of all, I wanted the alerts to just stay in the background. When the warning appears, I do not press any "confirm" or "cancel" button. When the processing time was over, I saw that the PDF was created without any problems.