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All was fine until today, 12/16/21. But now, I can't save a file. All I can do is a save as, and overwrite last saved version. And Undo is unavailable. I'm working on a deadline and have had to rebuild file, over and over. This is a crisis, Adobe!
Running InDesign 16.4
OS Mojave on 10.14.6 (18G9323)
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro14,3
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 3.1 GHz
Memory: 16 GB
Sys summary attached.
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Try restoring your InDesign preferences and caches:
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Was able to delete preferences using the technique of holding down Shift+Option+Command+Control.
But ... Now I'm really in trouble. Now Indesign will not open ANY existing indd files... it will not open a new doc... and it will not open any Adobe template sets. !!?
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Exactly what happens when you try to open any existing file? Error message (if so what is it?) Does the program crash?
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Also, have you tried shutting down your computer, wait 10 seconds, then reboot and try again.
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There's no error message. When I try to open an indd file directly from the Finder, InDesign is launched but no document is displayed.
If I launch InDesign first, and then try to open an indd, the indd is listed at the bottom of the Window menu, but the document is not displayed.
I just discovered a work-around. If I launch an indd directly or via the app, and then go to Window-> Arrange -> Float in Window, I can see a tiny representation of the doc in the upper left hand corner and I can enlarge it. (see screenshot)
Yes, I have rebooted several times.
NB - I only deleted preferences... I did not try to rebuild them; I was under the impression that InDesign would do that automatically. Do you think i need rebuild InDesign preferences at this point?
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P.S. I can save and undo, now.
But the tiny window persists.
Very odd.
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Do you have an external monitor installed? There have been a lot of reports of strange behavior with external monitors.
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No. No external monitor.
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Just rebuilt the Cache and Prefs following the instructions at https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/
And then launched InDesign with the fresh new files..
~/Library/Caches/com.adobe.indesign
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign
Original problem of not being able to save or undo is solved.
But the rebuild di not help the issues I described in my earlier post today re the tiny window.
And... workspaces not showing and so tools and palettes are not showing.
I know how to go back to previous cache and prefs.
But this is all very inconvenient and maddening.
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No it doesn't.
Just discovered another issue. Can't get Properties palette to show. Normally I keep it at the top of the window. But when I try to enable it, it is nowhere to be found.
This sucks.
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p.s. I can add Properties to side bar, so that's better than nothing.
A single workspace that I created is half- functional. All others have been lost.
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Control panel won't show.
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OK I tried various combos... turning on and turning off the application frame PLUS the Control Panel I get the workspace I need.
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OOPS - Correction -- with Application Frame turned OFF -- AND-- Control Panel turned ON its all good.