Try to open your corrupted file on a different computer (e.g. INDD (the normal InDesign format) files are more susceptible to corruption than IDML (InDesign CS4 and later) or INX (InDesign CS3 and earlier) versions. To sort this out, relaunch InDesign and straight away hold down Control-Alt-Shift (Windows) or Command-Control-Opt-Shift (Mac OS) and click Yes when prompted with the message Delete InDesign Preference files? Often, this will transform your file, and allow you to open it without a problem! Solution #2: Resave Your File to a Different Format Your problem might also lie with corrupt InDesign Preferences. Unfortunately, this won’t help you open up the corrupted version of the file, but if you have back-ups on your computer, or have Time Machine set up if you have a Mac system, you can rewind and open up an older version of the file. Recently introduced a new font into the document? It’s probably the culprit. If the document was opening without a problem not so long ago, try to think what else has been added to the document since that point in time. This could be a damaged image or a dodgy font file. It’s likely that there’s something lurking in your document that’s triggered InDesign to flag up the file as damaged. Solution #1: Track Down What’s Causing the Problemĭo your detective work. No need to panic! Check out these nifty solutions for opening corrupted InDesign files. The file has somehow become corrupted, and the software just doesn’t like it. So you’ve received an InDesign file from a colleague or client or even navigated to an old ID file on your own computer-only to find that the document is apparently ‘damaged’ and won’t open.
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