InDesign 2026 -- full of peculiar behavior

Report · Dec 17, 2025

I updated to InD 2026 today (on 12/17/25) and am already ready to go back to InD 2025. So far ...

Even though I properly save and close a document before exiting InD, the next time I open InD, I get a message that says that the same document is damaged and would I like to open anyway.
InD 2026 is not remembering my choices. I have to reset to my preferred workspace each time I open.
When I save and close a document only using the keyboard, the whole program closes instead.
InD also won't hold my View setting. I like to work with Overprint Preview on all the time (I have plenty of RAM), but it won't stick.

These are things I've noticed just in one day. Anyone else having trouble? Is it worth sticking it out? Does it get any better?

Report · Dec 17, 2025

Hi @casinclaire,

1. For the damaged document thing. Does this happen to all documents or a particular one.

2. Could there be some permission issues causing this? Did you update or install from scratch? Try uninstalling along with removing preferences and then reinstall. Provide full disk access to the application if you are on a MAC

3. Please specify the OS you are using that could help others share their expereinces as well and try your scenarios

-Manan

Report · Dec 20, 2025

Hi, Manan. Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I forgot to say that my OS is Windows 10.

I have uninstalled the newest version and reverted to the previous version. I'm going to leave it that way for now and give the newer version a try a little later on when it's had time to get the bugs out. I'll post back at that time if there's improvement -- or not. Thanks much!

Report · Dec 21, 2025

Thanks foe the update @casinclaire. General rule that most of us follow is to not take our production work to the latest version untill we see it getting stabilized. That saves a lot of time and frustration

-Manan

Report · Dec 22, 2025

I agree! Don't know what I was thinking too jump right on this new update.
I usually don't do that. Well, here's hoping for a better experience when I
finally do update. Meanwhile, thanks for your tips and advice and happy
holidays to you. 🙂

Report · Dec 23, 2025

Hello,

Thanks o give good sugesion for update