LIB file indl crashes Indesign

[Harm5EA4]

Hi,

A library file indl that crashes Indesign. Is it possilbe to repair this file? Thanks. I use the newest version of Indesign. 

In the link you will find the file. 

https://we.tl/t-Z0KtAl39Ml 

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi Harm5EA4,

do you know what happened to the library file?

Was it open while you were working on a document when InDesign crashed?

Did you send a crash report?

Also tried to open the file with my German InDesign 2021 on Windows 10. InDesign crashed.

Opened the library file with Notepad++ on Windows. I think, that a large part of the code is overwritten with garbage.

So: no chance to repair it to a reasonable state.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Harm5EA4]

Hi Uwe,

Thank you for your response. I was working in Idesign with the file open. My colleage wanted to look also in the file on antother Mac. She gets the error. After closing the file and reopen i get the error. I have a backup file saved so i'm good. 

Lessons learned, don't open the same lib file. I switch over to the cloud. 

[Laubender]

Hi Harm5EA4,

don't change your workflow! Still use library files.

You could lock a library file with File > Information if you want to make sure that no-one will make changes to the file itself.

Hm…

Or, perhaps better, store your assets as InDesign snippet files with suffix *.idms and share the idms files using a server and files and folder hierarchy. In fact an InDesign library file is only a container format for snippets.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )