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PDFs from InDesign not updating

Forum|Forum|8 years ago
September 1, 2017
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I've noticed recently when I export a PDF from InDesign, then go back into InDesign to make changes, the follow-on PDFs export and open without the changes intact. The InDesign file does not lose the changes, but the pdf won't update when replaced unless I quit Acrobat and relaunch. Is anyone else seeing this happen?

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JessicaWaters

Participating Frequently

Having this same issue, but normal workarounds are not working this time. I've run into this issue periodically before, where changes in an indesign doc register on the ID doc, but new pdfs just show the old version, without updates. In the past, Deleting all versions of the PDF, shutting down InDesign and Acrobat and relaunching them both, and Renaming the InDesign document something entirely new has resolved the issue... this time, no such luck... any suggestions? I've got a newspaper that needs to go to print, and several edits will not show up on the PDF!

Willi Adelberger

Community Expert

Before the altered INDD is exported, you should close the old pdf version. Otherwise you will see no changes.

Jeff Witchel, ACI

Community Expert

I have the same issue on very rare occassions. When it does happen, throw out the old PDF before exporting and the problem will go away going forward.

Derek Cross

Community Expert

As usual, Jeff hits the nail on the head.

alexa93939331

Participant

That didn't work for me but deleting and reinstalling Acrobat and updating InDesign did the trick.

Srishti Bali

Community Manager

Hi KirkStudios,

As per your query, when you are trying to export PDF again after making some changes, PDF does not show changes.

Is it happening with one particular file or with multiple files? Would you mind sharing your file?

Also, please try saving on the desktop with a different name.

Regards

Srishti

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KirkStudiosAuthor

Participant

Well, it's sporadic, but with multiple files. Some days it happens with any file I'm working on in InDesign. If I rename the file, it solves it. Other days the problem does not happen at all. I first noticed it several months ago when I sent a file to a client and they commented that updates were not made. Today, it hasn't yet been an issue. Since it doesn't seem to happen out of Illustrator, I think it's an InDesign export issue, but again, it's sporadic. Was just curious if anyone else noticed this. I don't recall last file it occurred on, so at this time I wouldn't know which to share.

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IlaMos

Participating Frequently

Windows or Mac?

What version?

Any updates available?

Hi, I am on a Mac, with Acrobat DC updated to the latest version.

It does not happen every time, but still it's pretty annoying.

Thanks

Ten A

Community Expert

Moved it from Forum comments to InDesign forum.

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