I have an indesign file containing my protfolio at about 2.8 gb. I have had numerous other files that were significantly larger yet never had any problems other than lag every now and then. I worked on this file several times on and off and had no problem reopening to save and come back later. I now am trying to open it and it just won't open. I have searched online and can't seem to find and answer. The file selects and looks as if it is opening the bar comes up on the screen showing "opening document" and then the lock file disappears from my desktop but nothing opens. There isn't any errors or corruption messages, it just won't open even though it looks like it will.
You probably need to go back to an earlier backup. This is absolutely enormous by InDesign standards, and a disaster waiting to happen. I suspect you embed all your graphics, which is not the most usual practice.
im not sure what you mean but check the window menu. Basically after appearing to open nothing pops up on the screen it is essentially the indesign interface without the tabbed window. So just the tool bars along the edge. Unfortunately all my backups are the same file.
So if you aren't supposed to embed the images whats the best way to keep all the links. Before I even knew embedding he images was a thing i would just leave them linked only to come later and find the links are missing after moving to another location on my computer or other system.
Embedding links causes often huge damage as it does in your case. Link all images. At the end go to File > Package for print …, then you can take the package and move to the other directory.
For me...Keep them linked and be systematic. Keep all the graphics for that publication separately from your main store, but all together in a few folders with the INDD. Always treat them together, necer nice just one.
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