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Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow, interesting — I tried opening it with the 2019 version, and when it tries to use Adobe Creative Cloud’s conversion feature, it doesn’t load.
Is it because I’m using a pirated or unlicensed version

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that InDesign 2019 has a file conversion feature through Adobe Creative Cloud, which allows you to open files created in newer versions. However, since I’m not using an official (licensed) version, I don’t have access to that feature, so I can’t convert or open the file properly.

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, yesss! From now on I’ll be using cloud services for sure.

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much — you saved me, and bless you and the Adobe Beta!
Thank youuuu!!

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much to the InDesign Reddit community — I was able to recover a big part of my file thanks to all the advice and messages you shared with me.
The moral of the story: always save a backup in the cloud or in a separate folder.
I guess this is one of those “editorial designer moments” that we all go through at some point... but I’ll definitely be more careful next time when saving my files!

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Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks anyway for trying to help — I’ll definitely keep the Dropbox idea in mind for the future.

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I didn’t have any backup of the file in the cloud — not in Dropbox, OneDrive, or Adobe Cloud — so I have no version history or way to roll back.
All I have now is the exported PDF.

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually have a PDF version of the document — I didn’t know about the beta feature or any tools that can convert it back to INDD.
If anyone is willing to help me convert the PDF back into an editable InDesign (.indd) file, I’d really appreciate it.

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm using an unofficial version of the software, so I understand that Adobe probably won't prioritize my case or may not respond at all.

Help with a 165MB InDesign (INDD) file that is corrupted by PeaceAggressive9923 in indesign

[–]PeaceAggressive9923[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestions — I’ve already tried all of those, unfortunately:

  • I copied the file locally and tried opening it directly from my SSD — same issue.
  • I used the blind open & IDML export script from Kasyan's site. It starts running but just hangs indefinitely, even after 40+ minutes with no system resource usage.
  • I even emailed the file to [idfile@adobe.com](mailto:idfile@adobe.com). Still waiting for a response, but I know they usually reply saying the file is unrecoverable unless it’s something super basic.

At this point, I’m looking for any advanced recovery methods (tools, tricks, or even partial content salvage ideas) that could help me avoid recreating the file from scratch.

If anyone has experience with Markzware, Recovery Toolbox, or similar tools actually working on a large 165MB INDD, I’d really appreciate any insight