InDesign Lock File being ignored

[Max Schmidt]

We currently serve InDesign files over a Synology Drive, which is connected to our MacOS X Clients over SMB. When one User opens a IND document, the idlk lock file is correctly created. Now, if a second users opens this exact document, this lockfile seems to have absolutely no impact. The second user can edit the file simultaneously.

A few weeks back this was working as intended and the second user got a warning message from InDesign and was unable to open the document.

What can we do about this?

We also tried AFP and SMB, but with both protocols, the lockfile seems to be ignored.

[Max Schmidt]

https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/b1gndi/collaboration_over_cloud_drive_lock_files_not/ this is kind of the same problem we're facing right now.. idlk file is present, but InDesign ignores ist

[caits14186699]

Seconding this issue. It was working correctly before the latest updates, now it's not working correctly any longer. People keep editing "read-only" files because InDesign is letting them edit files that others are already using.

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi caits14186699,

Max already tackled the problem by modifying a script by Kasyan Servetsky.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/idlk-files-over-cloud-storage/m-p/11598431#M403807

Link to the GitHub repository Max also posted in the linked post:

https://github.com/t3n/indesign-prevent-multiple-opens

Kasyan presented his idea in the forum here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/idlk-files-over-cloud-storage/m-p/11324946#M196504

and in more detail on his website:

http://kasyan.ho.ua/indesign/event_scripts/warn_about_docs_open_on_dropbox/warn_about_docs_open_on_d...

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[WhiteMAX]

I have same problem with inDesign 16.1.
I think this is Adobe problem, and this is serius inDesign error.

[rob day]

How would a cloud sync’d lockfile work if one of the collaborators did not have an internet connection (the beach, bad router, no power) and edited a file?

[caits14186699]

They wouldn't be able to access the cloud to start with right? 

[rob day]

They would be able to get to the synced local file even with no internet connection. You can’t place or open a remote file it has to be local—that’s why there is syncing

[caits14186699]

If you can't connect to the share, then you can't get the files to start with. I think you're thinking of something like GDrive. This is about network shares.

[rob day]

I think you're thinking of something like GDrive

Adobe’s cloud sync’ing feature works the same as other cloud sharing services like Dropbox or Google Drive.

The Adobe sync folder is named Creative Cloud Files and is installed by default in your user folder. InDesign links have to be on a local drive or network, so the only way to collaborate remotely without moving files around is via cloud sync’ing