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Fix crash issues with InDesign

Learn how to troubleshoot and fix crash issues when you launch InDesign.

"I installed InDesign on my system and it keeps crashing on launch. All of a sudden, I am no longer able to open InDesign from Start menu or by double-clicking on InDesign file". 

Before you proceed, follow these steps to troubleshoot some of the common issues yourself if InDesign crashes unexpectedly or becomes unresponsive:

  • Run the disk repair utility tool for Windows or macOS.
  • Ensure that your InDesign is up to date.

Update InDesign

InDesign system messages help you determine the cause of the crash by providing a list of problem-causing scenarios. Here are some of the scenarios and their solutions:

Launch issues on Windows

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 5 mins. 

Issue:  InDesign 2024 (v19.4.0) and above fails to launch or experiences a silent crash on N editions of Windows 11 Pro.

Workaround 1: Install the Windows Media Feature pack.

Workaround 2: Update Windows.

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 7 mins. 

Try out the following troubleshooting steps to fix the issue. 

  1. Add the InDesign executable as an exception in the Symantec DLP Security Suite:

    1. Open the Symantec Security Suite Enforce Console and navigate to System > Agent > Application Monitoring and add InDesign as an Exception.
    2. Deselect all the detection channels under ApplicationMonitoring Configuration.
    3. Click Save. Restart the system and then launch InDesign.
    Symantec DLP_Settings
    Symantec settings to add InDesign as an exception.

  2. Launch and run InDesign from the Creative Cloud desktop.

    Opomba:

    This workaround is not applicable if the app panel is disabled.

  3. Run the InDesign executable from the installation directory or from the Start menu shortcut as an administrator.

  4. Run the application in compatibility mode for Windows 7.

    Right-click the executable and choose Properties. In the Compatibility tab, select Run this program in compatibility mode for and select Windows 7 from the drop-down list.

    Change Compatibility Mode
    Run compatibility mode for Windows 7.

  5. Roll back the Windows installation to Windows 7.

DLL errors on launch

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 3 mins. 

Opomba:

This issue has been found only on Windows 10 Operating Systems with standard user rights. 

  1. Open Windows Event Viewer logs from C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\folder.

  2. Check the logs for a faulty module path for InDesign
    %programfiles%\Adobe\Adobe InDesign[version] \PMRuntime.dll.

  3. Run the app as administrator.

  4. Right-click InDesign in the Start menu and select Run as Administrator.

Preferences folder permissions

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 4 mins.

Opomba:

Ensure to back up your folders as resetting preferences removes all the custom settings, and InDesign launches with default settings. 

Follow the steps outlined at Unable to launch InDesign due to insufficient permissions to set read/write permissions for the preferences folder. 

Damaged fonts

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 5 mins.

  1. Remove or disable fonts with special characters in their names, such as Ithornët.

  2. Before you test your fonts, remove or update any third-party font plug-ins.

  3. Clear the system font cache.

  4. Identify, isolate, and troubleshoot the font causing the problem.

App freeze/crash on launch

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 3 mins.

Pozor:

Ensure to back up your folders, as resetting preferences removes all the custom settings, and InDesign launches with default settings.

  1. Uninstall InDesign.

  2. Delete the following InDesign application folder to remove corrupt preferences, and reinstall InDesign.

Windows 10

  • InDesign_Cache=%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Adobe\InDesign\

  • InDesign_Preferences=%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\

macOS

  • InDesign_Cache=~/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign\

  • InDesign_Preferences=~/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign\

Antivirus settings

It is possible that antivirus software settings on your computer cause InDesign to crash on launch. Follow these steps to troubleshoot some of the antivirus issues:

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 2 mins.

  1. Open the GDATA antivirus software and navigate to Settings > Advanced > Mode.

  2. Change the Mode to Only check read access.

  3. Click OK and launch InDesign.

For further clarification on contact GDATA support team.

Opomba:

This issue is fixed in GDATA antivirus software version 25.5.9.25 and above.

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 2 mins.

  1. Upgrade the AVG antivirus to its latest version.

  2. Follow these steps to add the dvatemporalxmp.dll file to the exception list for AVG:

    • In the AVG UI console, choose Settings > General option > Exception list.

    • In the exception list, add the dvatemporalxmp.dll file, which is available in the installation directory of InDesign 15.0.

Opomba:

AVG antivirus types such as AVG Zen or Business Security have different UI consoles and follow a different procedure to add the DLL file in the exception list. For any clarification on AVG antivirus software, contact the support team of the AVG antivirus maker. 

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 2 mins.

When you launch an Adobe application on systems running macOS 10.12 and above with Cylance antivirus, the application crashes and returns the following error: Adobe application cannot be opened because of a problem

Contact your IT administrator to whitelist Adobe Crash Reporter Client from the Cylance web-based management console.  Share the following paths to whitelist Adobe Crash Reporter Client with your IT administrator:

Opomba:

Replace <Adobe application> with the name and version of the application installed on your system. For example, if you have the latest release of Adobe InDesign installed on your system, replace <Adobe application> with Adobe InDesign 2022.

  • /Applications/<Adobe application>/<Adobe application>.app/Contents/Frameworks/AdobeCrashReporter.framework/Versions/A/AdobeCrashReporter

  • /Applications/<Adobe application>/<Adobe application>.app/Contents/Frameworks/AdobeCrashReporter.framework/Versions/Current/AdobeCrashReporter

  • /Users/<username>.Trash/AdobeCrashReporter.framework/Versions/Current/AdobeCrashReporter

Miscellaneous issues

Follow these steps to troubleshoot unexpected errors like library files issues on a network, OS-specific issues, or naming issues for UXP and CEP folders:

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 3 mins. 

InDesign 2020 crashes on launch due to faulty Windows update corrupting the VCRuntime dlls. Before you begin performing the steps below, close all the applications in your system. 

Crash issue dialog
Crash dialog

  1. Go to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.

  2. Right-click Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 (x64)/ 2017-2019 (x64).

  3. Click Change > Repair. 

    Follow the instructions to repair the Microsoft Visuall C++ application. 

    Change VC 2015-2020 application settings
    Click Change.

    Repair the VC runtime
    Click repair and follow the instructions.

  4. Restart the system and launch InDesign.

If the issue is still not resolved, download the latest VCRuntime from Microsoft support site and repeat the steps 1-4. 

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 3 mins. 

InDesign can crash when working with InDesign Libraries stored on a network or shared location. Follow the steps below to fix the issue on Windows or macOS operating systems. 

  1. Open the Library folder, which is hidden by default. See Show hidden files to display hidden files and folders.

  2. Navigate to C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Adobe\InDesign\{Version #}\{language}\. {user} is the user name with which you are logged in, {Version #} is the version of InDesign, and {language} is the language of InDesign application installed on your computer.

    For example, if you are logged in with user ID as john doe, the version of InDesign is 17.0, and the language is en_US, the path will be C:\Users\johndoe\AppData\Local\Adobe\InDesign\Version 17.0\en_US\

    Navigate to InDesign application installation path
    Navigate to InDesign application installation path

  3. Rename the Caches folder to Caches_old.

  4. Launch InDesign.

  1. Open the Library folder, which is hidden by default. To open the Library folder, click the desktop to make sure you are in the Finder, hold down the Option key, then choose Go > Library.

  2. Navigate to Hard Drive/Users/{user}/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/{Version #}/{user} is the user name with which you are logged in and {Version #} is the version of InDesign.

    For example, if you are logged in as john doe and the version of InDesign is 17.0, the path will be Macintosh HD/Users/johndoe/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/Version 17

  3. Rename the folder indicating the language of InDesign application that is installed on your system. For example, rename the en_US folder to en_US_old.

  4. Launch InDesign.

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 2 mins. 

Rename CEP folder as CEP.old and UXP folder as UXP.old in the following paths and relaunch InDesign. 

 

Windows

macOS

CEP folders

  • C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CEP

  • /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/
  • ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/

UXP

Navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\UXP

Navigate to Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/UXP

 Approximate troubleshooting time: 5 mins. 

InDesign/InCopy crashes on launch due to multiple factors, both internal and external, to InDesign/InCopy.

Update macOS and Windows OS to the latest versions to solve the issue.

Third-party plugins

If you've installed a third-party plugin recently, it could be the reason for the crash. Learn how to troubleshoot InDesign third-party plugins.

Corrupt InDesign file

If you double-click an InDesign file to open the application and there is a crash, the issue could be with the InDesign file. Try to open the application separately to rule out the issue with the file. Learn how to troubleshoot damaged InDesign files.

Not meeting the minimum requirements

We recommended you to upgrade the system as per the following requirements:

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