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arjun02
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How to Quickly Relink Moved Reference Files in InDesign

  • October 26, 2024
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My laptop had limited space earlier. So I was using an external SSD drive (labeled as G drive) for a lot of my InDesign projects. Hence I had lots of folders and the jpegs were located like this.

G:\BOOKS\ConstructionWorks\COVER DESIGN\SKETCHES FOR COVER\IMG_20170412_1276.jpg


Now I have shifted the folders named 'BOOKS' to the "D:\WORK\" in my laptop as I upgraded my laptop's storage with a new larger SSD installed. So now the updated link of the jpg file has become this.


D:\WORK\BOOKS\ConstructionWorks\COVER DESIGN\SKETCHES FOR COVER\IMG_20170412_105643_1498303133378.jpg

 

There are many such jpeg links which are now belonging to my internal SSD of the laptop. For example. For InteriorResearch.indd file located in G:\BOOKS\InteriorResearch earlier. One of the linked file was...


Older link (on my external SSD)
G:\BOOKS\InteriorResearch\Set3\Blue_Themed_Stuff\IMG_4438.jpg

 

 

Newer link for the same jpeg(After moving the folder to my internal SSD of laptop)
D:\WORK\BOOKS\InteriorResearch\Set3\Blue_Themed_Stuff\IMG_4438.jpg

 

As a result all my indesign files links got broke. What's the fastest and most effective way to fix those links instead of doing right click, relink again and again in every indesign file?

 

 

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Correct answer Kasyan Servetsky

Check out this script.

 

Edit to add script info:

Restore broken links after server migration in InDesign

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/link/restore_paths_of_links.html

 

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Kasyan Servetsky
Kasyan ServetskyCorrect answer
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October 28, 2024

Check out this script.

 

Edit to add script info:

Restore broken links after server migration in InDesign

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/link/restore_paths_of_links.html

 

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    arjun02Author
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    November 20, 2024
    quote

    Check out this script.


    By @Kasyan Servetsky

    Thank you so much. This one is a lifesaver! Worked brilliantly well! 🙏

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 26, 2024

    If you kept the same folder structure/organization, have you tried this under the Links panel:

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
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      arjun02Author
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      October 27, 2024

      I tried this. Unfortunately, it doesn't search for files in subfolders and gives errors. This is functioning same as 'relink' option. 

       

       

      Robert at ID-Tasker
      Robert at ID-Tasker
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      October 27, 2024

      @arjun02

       

      If you've moved from G:\ to D:\Work\ then @Dirk Becker solution would be easiest to do.

       

      If it won't work - then I can give you access to the full version of my ID-Tasker tool for a few days. 

       

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      Dirk Becker
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      October 26, 2024

      Likely the fastest …

      subst G: D:\WORK

      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/subst

       

      To get the subst persist across reboot, there are discussions such as

      https://superuser.com/questions/29072/how-to-make-subst-mapping-persistent-across-reboots

       

      There are also a utilities such as "vsubst".

       

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        arjun02Author
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        October 27, 2024

        Thanks. I'll try this out.

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