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Inspiring
Jul 18, 2019 9:19 AM UTC
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Unable to open InDesign 2017 on MAC. Error: Cannot open Library "ButtonLibrary.indl".

Dear friends,

I work with MacBook Pro, and lately Indesign has been opening with a glitch, please see the screenshot attached. Any suggestions on how to fix the problem would be very helpful.

Thank you again and have a great evening.

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    Colin Flashman
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    Jul 20, 2019 11:17 AM UTC

    I've had this issue before with an InDesign library. Have a look at this advice: InDesign crashes on launch if InDesign libraries are stored on the network

    If the answer wasn't in my post, perhaps it might be on my blog at colecandoo!

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    Inspiring
    Jul 21, 2019 11:20 PM UTC

    yes, that worked like a charm...thank you so much again

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    Derek Cross
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    Jul 21, 2019 11:31 PM UTC

    Which ”worked like a charm”?

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    Colin Flashman
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    Colin FlashmanCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    Jul 20, 2019 11:17 AM UTC

    I've had this issue before with an InDesign library. Have a look at this advice: InDesign crashes on launch if InDesign libraries are stored on the network

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    If the answer wasn't in my post, perhaps it might be on my blog at colecandoo!
    Srishti_Bali
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    Jul 19, 2019 6:03 PM UTC

    Hi there,

    Thanks for reaching out. This error shows that we have some issue with the Button Library in the InDesign application folder. Looks like we need to reinstall the application completely. Could you please confirm which operating system (exact version of macOS) you are working on?

    Regards,

    Srishti

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    Bill Silbert
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    Jul 18, 2019 1:07 PM UTC

    In addition to Steve's question what operating system are you using?

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    Steve Werner
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    Jul 18, 2019 12:24 PM UTC

    You show you're running InDesign CC 2017 (two versions behind). Is there a reason you haven't updated to more recent versions which might fix bugs?

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