Can't open documents from computer backup

[Kate26108944gngu]

My old Macbook Pro laptop died (manufacturing error) and I managed to get it all backed up on a hardrive. 

I had a very old version of InDesign that wouldn't work on my new Macbook Pro so I purchased the Adobe suite and installed Indesign. 

Now when I try to open files off the hardrive it comes up with a screen saying

'Cannot open the document "Sandisk:Backups.backupdb:Kate's Macbook Pro :2022-09-14-153432:Macintosh

HD:Users (file name).indd". You may not have permission or the document may be open already. 

Any clues to fix? I run a small business and all my client work is on the hardrive 😞 

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Check the filesizes if it's too small, we could have a case of the files being corrupt or not valid.

The other thing to check is for .idlk files in this folder, this is a lock file that marks that the INDD file is open and if InDesign see's it while opening the file it presumes that the file is open and gives a message. If you find .idlk file in the folder delete it and then try.

-Manan

[Kate26108944gngu]

Thank you so much! Deleting the .idlk worked. 

[Peter Spier]

You can also try copying the file to your new computer

[Kate26108944gngu]

Thank you! 

[Willi Adelberger]

Delete all lock files you can find near the INDD files.

[Kate26108944gngu]

Thank you! 

[Geоrge]

Copy that file to root folder of hdd and rename to 1.indd

Is it helps? 

[Kate26108944gngu]

Thank you! Deleting the .idlk worked.