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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...
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:
- Open a job in InDesign
- Select all entries in "Links"
- Right-click on the menu item "Edit With" > "Preview 11.0".
- After all files have been opened in Preview, quit Preview.
- Switch back to InDesign.
- Continue working.
I hope this helps some of you.
Thanks for your message and help Hannah,
I am using the method you have outlined here (making any linked files 'available offline') but ultimately I use Dropbox because I can store all my files offline saving me space on my hard disk. With previous versions of MacOS I could happily open an InDesign file and all the links would be intact.
Now, I have to manually make a list of all the linked files, find those files on my Dropbox account and then make them 'available offline'. This is itself does not always restore the link in InDesign. I have to copy the individual files to a folder on my hard disk and then relink.
This is having a real impact on my production time and I expect many others are experiencing the same problem.
The problem has been known for quite a while now and I do hope Dropbox can find a solution asap otherwise I might have to consider another solution for my workflow.
Kind regards,
Rob
Regarding this problem, which also worries me a lot, I have verified that other services such as One Drive work correctly with InDesign links in Monterrey 12.3 or 12.4. That is, the solution exists. I've been a DropBox Plus user for many years, but if they don't fix this issue soon, I'll consider migrating my workflow to another platform.
I agree, this is a nightmare! I'm about to go on holiday and I tried to open one of the files I need to work on while I'm away on my laptop. NONE of the images are linked and it looks like I have to update every file individually, but before I do that I have to 'Make available offline' each individual file - is that right? What happened to 'Smart Sync'? It's going to take hours.
