InDesign Crashes on duplicating text or object frames

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January 30, 2025
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I recently updated to the latest InDesign 2025 version via the creative cloud. Now every couple of hours when I am using it and I hold option and drag a text or object frame to duplicate it the program now crashes. It doesnt happen every time and when I reopen the program the drag to duplicate function works fine but then after a couple more files or an hour or two go by and it will happen again. These are all different files with different elements with no common link between them and it was not occuring before this latest patch.

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TomHolmes_G&I

Inspiring

Another person with the same problem here, since updating InDesign to the latest version yesterday. Every five minutes or so it just decides it can't cope with this simple operation any more. Why do these programmes that have been around for years feel like you're constantly using an untested beta version or something? Really wasting time here constantly having to restart Indesign when I've got work to get done!

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Adobe Expert

@TomHolmes_G&I What is your OS version? Are you running any third-party system-wide utilities?

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

TomHolmes_G&I

Inspiring

Ventura 13.7.3, stock version of InDesign. The font in the text boxes is Proxima Nova installed from Adobe Fonts.

mike.kinkopfAuthor

Participating Frequently

I just wanted to point out this bug is easily repeatable and happens daily for me multiple times per day as I use this method all the time to duplicate objects and frames.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Adobe Expert

Oddly, I'm not having any problem option-dragging objects. I'm on a M1 MacBook Air with OS 15.3 and InDesign 20.1.

It could be a problem install, an OS issue, or a processor issue.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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vikunia

Participating Frequently

Ugh I have the same problem since this year

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ryanr3039364

New Participant

Just to add exactly the same is happening to me (although more often) since the latest update. Clearly a bug in the update rather than something we are doing. I have been working on the same file for two months and never had an issue with it until the update. Have reported it, hopefully it is resolved soon.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Brainiac

@ryanr3039364

You can always downgrade one minor version.

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ryanr3039364

New Participant

If anyone is still having issue I suggest doing what Robert at ID-Tasker kindly, and sensibly, suggested. I have gone back to InDesign 20.0.1 (previous version), as has most of my studio having the same issues.

A FYI the issue was wisth Sonoma OS, so I will try updating to Sequoia to see if that makes any difference.

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default3czjugcjmp1e

New Participant

This is happening to every time I drag and duplicate anything (which I do a lot) so I have had to revert to a previous version.