Indesign backup file won't open, how to set automatic backups to specific folder in InDesign save.
If InDesign shuts down unexpectedly due to system errors, power outages, or other problems, then any unsaved changes made to the documents you were working on may be lost.You can use the automatic recovery feature to retrieve these documents.
When you make changes to an InDesign document, it performs a mini-save of the changes.When you choose File > Save, the temporary files in the Recovery folder are deleted every time.If InDesign shuts down, it attempts to use temporary files to recover unsaved changes to the document.
There is a separate folder for each user account.The folder can be re-created if InDesign can't locate it during startup.
If you open the document in need of recovery in another system, you won't be able to recover data that may have been stored before the crash.Try to recover documents immediately after a crash by starting InDesign and saving them.
If you open the document in need of recovery in another system, you won't be able to recover data that may have been stored before the crash.Try to recover documents immediately after a crash by starting InDesign and saving them.
The information in the above folders is in a different format.You can't use it to recover the document using a third-party tool.
The information is in a format that is safe.You can't use it to recover the document using a third-party tool.
In order to open the documents that were open when it shut down, InDesign checks the recovery folder for information and tries to incorporate any mini-saved data into them.
If a document is opened and contains mini-saved data, the filename appears as follows: "My Original Filename"
If a document is too damaged to open, InDesign could stop or display an error message.
If a third-party plug-in caused InDesign to crash, check the ProtectiveShutdownLog file.
To view the time, date, error, and plug-ins that were loaded in InDesign when the crash occurred, open the file in a text editor.See how to use third-party plug-ins.
While InDesign tries to recover your document, you might see one of the messages in the table below.
The file name is damaged.Some content may be missing after we repaired the file.
Some content may be missing after we repaired the file.The repaired file is a duplicate of the original file.
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