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RobWilkins
3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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...
- 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:
- 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.
Megan
Dropbox Staff
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!
EthanMajor
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Hey Megan,
Thanks for the reply.
We'd be very grateful if they could put some kind of timeframe on the likelihood of there engineers fixing this, as it's proving increasingly painful to have to relink all legacy files to their respective links – which is something we need to do on a regular basis. So we need to know this will be resolved soon, or we – and we assume many other design agencies/studios – will need to look into alternative solutions, as it's untenable to continue to work like this in the long term, when we're paying a monthly subscription for their service.
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