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Latest InDesign update crashes upon open. It also won't open documents.

CChambers555
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Apr 04, 2023 Apr 04, 2023

Latest InDesign update crashes upon open. It also won't open documents.

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Steve Werner Community Expert
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Apr 04, 2023 Apr 04, 2023

The latest InDesign version is 18.2.1. This works for almost everyone, Mac or Windows.

 

Sometimes it's necessary to restore you preferences for a new update to work properly. Here are some instructions for doing that:

 

https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-rebuilding-preferences-cache/

 

 

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Rishabh_Tiwari Adobe Employee
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Apr 07, 2023 Apr 07, 2023

Hi @CChambers555 ,

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble. In addition to Steve's suggestions, you can check this article and let us know if this helps or if you need further assistance.

 

Thanks

Rishabh

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Robert at ID-Tasker
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Apr 08, 2023 Apr 08, 2023
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https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/reset-indesign-preferences-and-other-troubleshoo...

 

Check clean reinstall section. 

 

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