Data merge not working for absolute paths on macOS

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Issue

Data merge doesn’t work when referencing assets via an absolute path, that is, when assets aren’t placed parallel to the data source file in macOS.

Screenshot of the error while merging files with a PDF in macOS.
Alert dialog informing that one or more assets can’t be referenced with the absolute path.

Workaround

  1. Quit InDesign.

  2. In macOS, go to <Install Dir>\Resources\Cookies\ENABLE_POSIX_PATH.

  3. Delete or Rename ENABLE_POSIX_PATH.

  4. Launch InDesign.

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