Updated TOC deletes everything in file

[rubend20717853]

Hello,

So I am creating a manual and now I'm finished with it I tried to update the TOC to the latest version, so all my changes are included.But when I update it, not only disappears the TOC itself that I already had, but everything else in my file disappaers with it.

The text boxes and the pages remain but the text inside it vanishes.

Someone knows how to solve this?

Thanks in advance!

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi Ruben,

have your TOC in its own story.

Do not thread the text frame of the TOC with your main story before updating the TOC.

Regards,
Uwe

[rubend20717853]

Thanks for your reply! I have tried this, but the problem is that even if I generate a TOC in an independent text box the result is the same. All the text in my file still vanishes.

[Laubender]

Hi Ruben,

can you provide the document?
Upload it to a service like Dropbox and post the link.

At least we need some screenshots to see what's going on.

Frame edges showing, hidden characters showing, text frame of TOC selected.

What is the exact version of your InDesign on what operating system?

Regards,
Uwe

[rubend20717853]

Sadly I am not allowed to share this document because it contains confidential information.

However I am now a step further to finding out what the real problem is.

Now I am able to make a new table of contents in a seperate story, so the contents of the file itself don't disappear anymore.

The remaining problem is that nothing gets included in the table of contents when I generate it, except for the title.

I'm working on a Windows computer on the latest version of InDesign CC (14.0.1).

[Laubender]

rubend20717853  wrote

…The remaining problem is that nothing gets included in the table of contents when I generate it, except for the title.

Then double-check if the paragraph styles that should poulate the TOC are used in the document.

Also check if there is something special in a paragraph that has the said style applied to.

Look for special characters like XML tags and others as well.

Regards,
Uwe