InDesign Crashes on duplicating text or object frames

[mike.kinkopf]

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.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

What platform, OS and FULL InDesign versions, hardware configuration - especially, how much RAM do you have?

Please check my reply in some other thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/elementi-indesign-spariti/m-p/15120274#M608316

Other reason for crashing- corrupted font.

Overall - you can read more about how to diagnose problem with crashing InDesign here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/reset-indesign-preferences-and-other-troubleshoo...

[mike.kinkopf]

[Eugene Tyson]

I think Ventura 13.7.3 was just released - not sure if you're able to update to this version or not. 

[mike.kinkopf]

I actually downgraded back to this from the latest OS as I was having all sorts of issues with performance, mainly due to Google drive and file syncing and file hotlinking and other various bugs with Ventura. I just saw a comment that mentioned someone else reported the same issue so it might be tied to the actual hotkey. I'm just glad I'm not going crazy. 

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

@mike.kinkopf Are you saying you downgraded from OS 15.3 to OS 13.x?

[mike.kinkopf]

It was a clean install but yes I rolled back. The OS isn't the issue with this bug though, you can find multiple people across multiple versions with the same issue. Today I did roll back my InDesign one version and the issue has gone away as it was only present in the latest version of InDesign.

[leo.r]

another user has just reported the same issue:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-20-1-crashing/m-p/15121019#M608387

[Eugene Tyson]

Thanks @leo.r I'm seeing various reports too - hard to keep track. 

Much appreciated.

[default3czjugcjmp1e]

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.

[ryanr3039364]

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]

@ryanr3039364

You can always downgrade one minor version.

[ryanr3039364]

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.

[vikunia]

Ugh I have the same problem since this year

[mike.kinkopf]

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]

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.

[TomHolmes_G&I]

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]

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

[TomHolmes_G&I]

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

[TomHolmes_G&I]

Just adding to my experience, I've rolled back to InDesign 20.0.1 and it's working fine. Just a note that not everyone can update to the latest OS – my iMac is a 2017 model and I'm not about to throw it in a skip and buy a new one over a simple function like this.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

As I mentioned in another post, if you are running an older OS, stay on an older version of InDesign.

[TomHolmes_G&I]

I get the logic, but as a user I think it's easier to stomach that your computer is out of date if the thing that doesn't work is some fancy new feature, whereas this is a basic function that worked fine before and shouldn't be difficult for an older computer to perform.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

So when InDesign is updated, and potentially multiple parts of the code base are updated, you only want the NEW features not to work. I don't think that is how programming works...

[TomHolmes_G&I]

That's not what I said or suggested at all, but nevermind

[mike.kinkopf]

Literally not what he said but you seem to be defending adobe's bugs anyway