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Bela_Str
Inspiring
January 7, 2025
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InDesign 2025 too slow

  • January 7, 2025
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I've updated to 2025 and since then everything is so slow. Especially when I work with text and documents with a lot of styles  - it's for a magazine, so you want al those styles. I work on a Mac Studio and Sonoma 14.7.
Instead of working direct from a server, I copied my files to my desktop to see if that would be better, but it isn't. The fonts I use are all otf, so that also shouldn't be a problem.
I can't go back to an older version since most of our customers also work with InDesign2025...

    Correct answer Bela_Str

    Hi All,

    Soooo, I copied my work another time on my desktop and restarted my computer again and everything was fine. I even created a book for the magazine I made and exported it to a PDF and that went smooth and fast. 
    Conclusion: it's or the firewall or the server or the both of them.
    Thanks for all the tips and help I got from you!

     

     

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    zbulaja
    Participating Frequently
    April 12, 2025

    It's the fonts!

    I had the same problem, Indesign would slow down insanely after a few hours of work, and I had to restart the computer to make it work. normally For me, the reason was this:
    On blank screen go to Edit - Preferences - Type - Enable in-menu font previews - switch off.
    Same thing was slowing up Illustrator, also insanely.. Now both programs run as they should.

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    Bela_StrAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    January 10, 2025

    Hi All,

    Soooo, I copied my work another time on my desktop and restarted my computer again and everything was fine. I even created a book for the magazine I made and exported it to a PDF and that went smooth and fast. 
    Conclusion: it's or the firewall or the server or the both of them.
    Thanks for all the tips and help I got from you!

     

     

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    Community Expert
    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 8, 2025

    As a test - you could try starting your Mac in Safe Mode and only open InDesign and see if the issue persists.

    If it is running ok then there's a 3rd party software on your mac interferring.

     

    It was reported before that an application called Magnet on Macs was causing issues. If you have that try uninstall it and see if it's better.

     

    For me, I had an antivirus software on my Mac that caused issues and adjusting it's preferences fixed things for me. 

     

    Other things like VPNs - Firewalls - etc. can all affect performance. As you say, you are connected to a server, so if you're using a VPN it might be slowing things down somehow, if you are working off the desktop, it's still an app running in the background, and InDesign needs to connect to the internet, so a VPN might be causing issues. 

     

    It's always good to try rule out other things that might be causing issues.

     

    As you mentioned fonts, are they stored on your computer, or are you connected to a cloud based font storage, or are you accessing fonts on a folder on a server? 

     

    Is there a plugin being used for a 3rd party font manager? 

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    Bela_StrAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 8, 2025
    Hi Eugine,

    I have fonts stored on my computer and I also use Extensis Connect and we use the folder Document fonts with our documents.
    But I’ll check with our ITman to look at the firewall and VPN to see if he can adjust some things.
    Thanks for all your help!

    Best
    Bela
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Legend
    January 8, 2025
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    Hi Eugine,I have fonts stored on my computer and I also use Extensis Connect and we use the folder Document fonts with our documents.

    By @Bela_Str

     

    You've fonts in too many places. 

     

    Have you read link I posted? 

     

    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Legend
    January 7, 2025

    @Bela_Str 

     

    You can Install 2024 together - you don't have to remove 2025 - you can have multiple major versions installed at the same time.

     

    Then, work in 2024 and when you are done - check your file in 2025 - there shouldn't be any major differences - and save as a final version and send to your customer.

     

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    Bela_StrAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 7, 2025

    Yes I know, but it's just not doable to convert everything from our customers to 2024, it takes too much time.

    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Legend
    January 7, 2025
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    Yes I know, but it's just not doable to convert everything from our customers to 2024, it takes too much time.


    By @Bela_Str

     

    Unfortunately, 2025 is extremely buggy...

     

    Can you make a list of ALL fonts installed in the system?

    There will be a problem if you have duplicates - or different versions with the samme name - one copy in the Documents Folder, next to your INDD file and then another copy - different version - in the System or Adobe Fonts folder.

     

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    January 7, 2025

    Hi @Bela_Str,

     

    I understand the performance issues you're facing with InDesign 2025. To assist you better, could you please provide the following details:

    1. The specs of your Mac Studio and the exact version of InDesign 2025 you're using (20.0 or 20.0.1).

    2. Is the lag specific to a particular file, or does it occur with all files, including newly created ones?

    If possible, please share a packaged file (steps to package files) via DM(if the file is confidential) on community. Additionally, a screen recording of your workflow demonstrating the issue would be very helpful.

     

    Looking forward to your response!

     

    Best,
    Abhishek Rao

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    Bela_StrAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 7, 2025

    Hi Abhishek Rao,

    It's a Mac Studio 2023 - 64GB - Apple M2 Mac chip
    System: macOS Sonoma v14.7 and inDesign 20.0.1

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    January 7, 2025

    Hi @Bela_Str,

     

    Thanks for sharing the details! To help investigate the issue further, could you please:

    1. Follow the steps to package your file and share it with us via DM (if the file is confidential). Here’s the link for packaging files: Package Files.

    2. Share a screen recording demonstrating the issue while you’re working with the file. This will help us better understand the lag you're experiencing.

     

    Looking forward to your response!

     

    Best,
    Abhishek Rao

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