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novemberr91899241
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October 22, 2019
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HELP!" unable to check out this file. It may be in use..."

  • October 22, 2019
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New to indesign. Trying to work in a client file and it says unable to check out this file. It may be in use by someone else. HELP!
      Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

      Can you open the file? If so, it sounds more like an InCopy workflow issue. Someone may have started one by accident. Do you see any non-graphic files in the Links panel such as icml files?

       

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      Jumpenjax
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      JumpenjaxCommunity Expert
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      January 3, 2023

      Did you try to rename the file and save on your desktop?

      Lee- Graphic Designer, Print Specialist, Photographer
      Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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      Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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      January 13, 2023

      You are replying to a thread almost 2 years old. 

      David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
      Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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      Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      February 24, 2021

      Can you open the file? If so, it sounds more like an InCopy workflow issue. Someone may have started one by accident. Do you see any non-graphic files in the Links panel such as icml files?

       
      David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
        maggiel5125393
        maggiel5125393
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        July 14, 2021

        Thank you! I found an ICML link and unlinking it solved this problem for me. Bless you!

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          三317897244mmu
          Participant
          September 6, 2023

          thanks! that's work!!!!

          Barb Binder
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          Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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          October 22, 2019

          Hi NRRawlings: I would ask that the client package the file for you as per the video in the link I posted, and then resend it. When you complete your edits, follow the same process to return it to them. Package will also create an .idml file (so many extensions!) that they will be able to open, since they are on an earlier version that you are.

           

          BTW,  you can download CC 2018 (v13) from the CC Desktop app, but I think you need an active subscription to do so. I don't think you can access it with the 7-day trial, but I could be wrong about that.

           

          ~Barb

          ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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          novemberr91899241Author
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          October 22, 2019

          Thanks Barb, I’ll ask the client to do that. What’s weird is, I can edit some pages of the file, but then get that access pop up on other parts of it!

          Barb Binder
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          Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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          October 22, 2019

          Hi Nrrawlings:  

          1. Are you opening the file from a network drive, and it someone else currently working on it?
          2. Is there an .idlk file in the same folder as the file? If so, delete it if no one else is working on it.
          3. What version of InDesign are you using, exactly? What version is the client using, exactly? The current version is 14.0.3.

          ~Barb

          ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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            kwarrenburg8
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            February 24, 2021

            I'm having the same issue in a file I created myself. The file is on one of my external hard drives. It has the .indd extention and I'm working in InDesign 16.1. Could it possibly be because I copied some text from a Pages file?

             

            Barb Binder
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            Barb BinderCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            February 24, 2021

            @kwarrenburg8:

             

            Try deleting the .idlk file from the same folder as the InDesign file.

             

            ~Barb

            ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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