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.indd file corrupt and crashes InDesign when opened

New Here ,
Mar 15, 2024 Mar 15, 2024

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I have an assignment that I've been working on for months in InDesign.

 

I had a Windows update last night and now my .indd file is corrupt.

 

When I open the file it crashes InDesign, I have sent an email to InDesign support, I got an automatic return email saying the person assigned my ticket is on leave until April 2024 which won't work for me because my assignment is due tomorrow.

 

I've tried everything at my disposal to try convert the .indd to .idml.

  • BlindOpen javascript - this just crashes the InDesign window
  • Reverting the windows update - no change
  • Reverting the InDesign version - no change
  • Tried on another PC to open the InDesign file - no change
  • Tried opening a copy of my .indd - No change

 

Just remeber I cannot open the file without InDesign crashing so I cannot save the file to CC or export it as a .idml.

 

I'm also not paying for a non-adobe product to make the conversion just in case it doesn't work and also its very expensive.

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Mar 15, 2024 Mar 15, 2024

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Try to retrieve a backup of your file. If you don't run your own backup then, as far as I understand, Windows has its own backup facility that's always on. I'm not a Windows user but I know it was discussed here.

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Mar 15, 2024 Mar 15, 2024

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Indeed - usually if you right click in the folder where the file is and go to Properties - you should see a tab called Previous Versions

 

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Mar 16, 2024 Mar 16, 2024

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Hi thanks for the advice had a look at the pervious versions and there are none listed for my .indd file

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Mar 16, 2024 Mar 16, 2024

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Can you attach your InDesign file here or you can send it by private message.

 

Not guaranteeing anything 

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Apr 26, 2024 Apr 26, 2024

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Avez-vous réussi à résoudre le problème car j'ai un problème similaire avec un document...

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