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RobWilkins
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3 years ago
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Broken links in InDesign files on macOS Monterey 12.3.1

Hi there, I've been happily working with Indesign files in Dropbox for a year now where my files are all stored Online Only. It used to be the case that Dropbox would automatically relink all the s...
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    tobiasknecht
    3 years ago

    Hello all together

     

    I have the same problem in InDesign with files that are only online and despair almost every day when I have to edit InDesign jobs where I have to locate the files in the Finder first and download them every time.

     

    Now I have discovered a workaround:

    1. Open a job in InDesign
    2. Select all entries in "Links"
    3. Right-click on the menu item "Edit With" > "Preview 11.0".
    4. After all files have been opened in Preview, quit Preview.
    5. Switch back to InDesign.
    6. Continue working.

    I hope this helps some of you.

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hi all, happy Monday! 

 

Please keep in mind that our engineers are aware of this issue and actively working on a solution. We will provide an update when the fix is implemented.

 

Thanks!

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ejpeg
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

When will this befixed? It is August 2023 and after the macos 13.5 I again have this issue.

All my links in Indesign are also broken now. I hate Dropbox so much right know. This is costing me hours and hours. Deadlines not being met. And why are the links broken? The path hasn't changed? Library>CloudStorage>Dropbox same as it was before the update.

 

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