Saving files to re edit

[sharon_ohora]

Hi there, I am looking to save files to re edit if I download Adobe again as I am cancelling my subscription. Could anyone tell me the best way to export/save as I haven't used adobe in a long time. Thanks!!

[John T Smith]

When you post a question you always need to tell the program you are using
There are MANY programs in a full subscription, plus other non-subscription programs
Please post the exact name of the Adobe program you use so a Moderator may move this message to that forum

[sharon_ohora]

Hi John, 

Thanks for your reply. Apologies for the late response. My Adobe Creative Cloud account. E.g. indesign mainly. I want to cancel my subscription as I haven't used in years. However, I would like to save some files, so that if I did ever redownload that they could be edited but I don't know what type of file to download them as. E.g. not a pdf as I couldn't edit that again.

Many thanks,

Sharon.

[Nancy OShea]

Save files from where...?  The cloud?  Your hard drive? 

Please give more details about the files and apps or services you're using. 

Fellow product users have no way of knowing.

[sharon_ohora]

Hi Nancy, 

Thanks for your reply. Apologies for the late response. My Adobe Creative Cloud account. E.g. indesign mainly. I want to cancel my subscription as I haven't used in years. However, I would like to save some files, so that if I did ever redownload that they could be edited but I don't know what type of file to download them as. E.g. not a pdf as I couldn't edit that again.

Many thanks,

Sharon.

[Test Screen Name]

You can save Photoshop or Illustrator work in a format you can edit in other apps. But to edit InDesign documents you will need to get an InDesign subscription again. 

[sharon_ohora]

Hi there, thanks for your reply. What format is best to save them in? Both indesign and the other ones to redit? I have no clue!

[Test Screen Name]

Photoshop: TIFF is a good choice, it may even keep your layers. JPEG or GIF are bad choices.

Illustrator: vector art is complicated. Maybe ask in the Illustrator forum directly. 

InDesign: save a PDF so people can read it, but you must keep an INDD if you want to one day edit it again in InDesign.