Why does it ask me to save when no changes were made?

[TypoMan23]

Opening an ID file, making no changes, then closing it - it always asks me if I want to save changes.

Why is it doing this even though I've made no changes, just simply looked at the file???

[Eric Dumas]

It could be because a few things are checked and updated like: fonts located in the cloud, links to files (images, docs, pdfs...).

Can you test this with a simple file using a bit of text, unformatted?

[TypoMan23]

OK, I made a file with one word typed out and it doesn't ask me if I want to save it, whenever I open/close it.

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Also, if a file created/saved using an older version of InDesign is opened then it is converted and then needs to be saved.

https://creativepro.com/indesign-documents-open-converted/

-Manan

[TypoMan23]

Aha I think that's it!

[Jumpenjax]

If you make a change in printing, pdf or any other. It will ask you to save.

[TypoMan23]

I didn't make any changes and yet it still asks if I want to save.

[Jumpenjax]

Why did you have the file open? Maybe that would help us answer the question better.

[TypoMan23]

Just opened the file to simply look at it.

[Jumpenjax]

Maybe a setting was updated on InDesign's side.

[TypoMan23]

The correct answer is above: it does this behaviour only on older ID files. 

[Robert Tkaczyk]

So you've missed "[Converted]" in the title?