Files Taking Ages to Make Changes - Cross References Issue

[monkeyblood]

Hi all,

I'm posting this in the hopes it helps someone else out as I had this issue and it was sapping a lot of time. I had searched and couldn't find an answer to it, but have stumbled across the workaround...

Problem: I have a book consisting of numerous files, with many cross references between them.

I open a file, and try to make a change (bolding a word for example), and it takes ages to do it. The cursor flickers and it seems to be doing a repetetive task in the background. While it's doing this, I can't do anything else.

I had suspected that it was resolving the cross references in the document everytime a change was made, and in some instances I had to wait minutes after every slight document change. In looking in the Windows folder where the files were kept, it was opening up locked temporary files in the background to help it resolve them.

Solution: Open up every file in the book when working on the troublesome file. This makes the problem go away and the file becomes usable again with changes happening instantly and no background opening/closing of documents when it hunts for every cross reference.

Hope it's useful and works for you,

Cheers, Glynn

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @monkeyblood,

Thank you for sharing your insightful workaround for the issue with cross references in InDesign files. It's great to see a detailed approach that addresses the problem of slow document updates due to cross-references.

Your solution to open all files in the book simultaneously to improve performance is a valuable tip. It’s this kind of practical advice and willingness to help that truly enriches our community.

If you have any more tips or need further assistance, feel free to reach out.

Thanks again for your contribution!

Best,  
Abhishek Rao