InDesign 2021 getting stuck at 'Creating PDF' when packaging files

[bronpye]

Hi! 
Is anyone else experiencing this? I am trying to package print files. Everything runs smoothly until it get to the 'Creating pdf' stage in the process. InDesign is all up to date. Please help!!!

[Pooja Rathi]

Hi,

Can you please provide InDesign version and platform in use. This will help debug issue at the earliest.

Regards

Pooja Rathi  

[bronpye]

Hi InDesign 2021 16.1, MacOS Big Sur 11.2.3 thanks for the help

[BarlaeDC]

Hi,

Can you try this with a very simple indesign file, and make sure that it can process the document the whole way through? This will guide us as to whether the problem is with the application or the document.

[bronpye]

hi. Ok packaging works on very simple ID file.
• Is it a network problem maybe?

[bronpye]

Hi again I have moved all my files and links to the desktop to avoid any network lag, but still the same issue...

[BarlaeDC]

HI,

Are you able to simplify your document by removing pages/graphics ?

[bronpye]

Hi again 😉 thank you for the help.
So the linked files are hires files for point of sale print. This might be the issue. I can't make them smaller/ simpler because they are for the printer.  I managed to by-pass the issue but just skipping the pdf step.  I've never had this problem before which is a it concerning.