stack buffer overflow crash in indesign

[Jennifer26269775fpea]

Hi guys, I have the following issue and absolute no clue how to fix it.

When I start InDesign it crashes. It might be the document but its not that big at all although I have many pictures in it.

iMac is a 24", M1, 2021, 16 GB, macOS Sequoia Version 15.3.1 

THANKS for your help!!! 

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Translated Report (Full Report Below)
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Process: Adobe InDesign 2025 [54161]
Path: /Applications/Adobe InDesign 2025/Adobe InDesign 2025.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe InDesign 2025
Identifier: com.adobe.InDesign
Version: 20.1.0.71 (20100)
Code Type: ARM-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2025-02-13 11:28:01.2113 +0100
OS Version: macOS 15.3.1 (24D70)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: 5B642BB2-D7D9-2BF4-9E9F-0BF12F443783

Sleep/Wake UUID: 006E743C-E97C-4E0E-8AD1-F24A04C3932F

Time Awake Since Boot: 100000 seconds
Time Since Wake: 1864 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 6 Abort trap: 6
Terminating Process: Adobe InDesign 2025 [54161]

Application Specific Information:
stack buffer overflow

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

I think you mean it crashes when you OPEN your document?

Most likely, your INDD document is corrupted - you can try IDMLing - export as IDML, open, save with a new name - do not overwrite your original file.

But if you can't even open your INDD file anymore - please try this script:

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/all/blind_open_and_idml-export.html

And here is info how to instal it:

https://creativepro.com/how-to-install-scripts-in-indesign/

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @Jennifer26269775fpea,

Thanks for reaching out. It looks like you've shared the wrong log report. These are from macOS and won’t help in analyzing the InDesign crash.

Did you receive the Adobe Crash Reporter dialog box when InDesign crashed? If so, please submit the crash report with your email address and share that email with me via DM on the Community, so I can track it.
Reference: Submit Crash Reports.

Since you mentioned that the crash occurs at launch, I recommend reviewing this troubleshooting guide: InDesign Crashes on Launch.

Additionally, if possible, please share the affected InDesign file for testing. Also, let me know where the file is stored- locally, on an external drive, in a remote network location, or the cloud. If it's stored locally, try opening it while the machine is disconnected from the internet.

Let me know how it goes. I’ll be waiting for your response!

^
Abhishek