For over a month, I have been experiencing an issue with the History function in InDesign. Regardless of how long I work on a document, I am unable to undo more than a few steps. Sometimes I can go back three or four steps, and other times only one. This behavior occurs both when using keyboard shortcuts and when using the History panel.

Updating to InDesign version 2026 did not resolve the issue. I have also searched for similar reports and found that many users on various forums are experiencing the same problem and have already reported it to Adobe Support. Despite this, the issue has not yet been resolved and the bug remains unfixed.
This problem significantly complicates my work and makes it impossible to work efficiently and quickly.

beuhler? beuhler? any news on updating this? we're at 6+ weeks since this started happening. and more than a week since it was announced the fix was in the prerelease version. any update on when it hits the release version? you're absolutely killing my team, who are all begging us to buy them more RAM instead of waiting for Adobe to get their #### together.

J'ai la version 21.1 sur Windows 11 x64, et j'ai vraiment beaucoup de problème avec InDesign (c'est la première fois que j'utilise ce forum alors que je suis un utilisateur depuis plusieurs décennies) :
- le texte disparait aléatoirement, obligé de zoomer/dézoomer pour le voir réapparaitre
- le nombre de "Undo" est limité à 5...l'historique se vide aléatoirement sans aucune raison
- l'accès à Adobe Stock ne fonctionne plus automatiquementn je suis obligé de me connecter à chaque fois alors qu'avant ce n'était pas le cas. Très contraignant.

Honnêtement cette version d'InDesign est la plus décevante que j'ai plus utiliser jusqu'ici...

works fine (so far...)
I opened a Indesign 26.1 file
changed some things
script "EANDesign.jsx" worked fine, too.

Windows 11, 16 GB RAM, i7 Prozessor

I was having the "history purging" issue as well as the disappearing text when clicked on. I downloaded the pre-release 21.2.0.30 that came out yesterday and I am pleased to say it is working fine for me. The issues I mentioned are gone. Thank you... (for now :-)

La nuova versione Prerelease sembra funzionare correttamente, è ritornato lo storico e i file salvati non sono danneggiati. Per ora bene... vedremo!

Update: this prerelease is causing crashing for me and also won't save most of the time. I'm getting messages that my files are damaged, which they are not.
I REALLY hope Adobe is working to release an ACTUAL FIX for this VERY SOON. This is a disaster.

Adobe????

I am using the pre-release, and one thing wrong that's happening is when I apply a shadow effect to text, and then move the text box, the shadow displaces. If I turn the shadow effect off and then back on, it will be correctly positioned, but having to do this is a pain. I have "use global light" turned off, but when I turned it on it made no difference. Anyone else experiencing this issue when trying?

Just a heads' up to anyone coming to this thread for tips: A new update was released after the bugged version, but for me that update causes a crash when I try to save.

any news on the final production version being updated?

The undo issues and the disappearing text are perfectly fixed in the Prereleased version ! This a true relief. I have no saving problem for the moment.

But please make the regular release as soon as possible fo everyone. These very frustrating problems waste a lot of time !

I am not the only one so I want to mention that the day I was notified with the prelease, I joined it and the only prerelease available in my apps was the Illustrator one. It seems to be fixed the day after.

like Melissa, my company won't be using prerelease programs for production work. how quickly will this be rolled out into the regular release? i had heard from an internal source it might have been last friday, but as of yet, no update available.

Some companies don't allow employees to do this prerelease stuff. Our systems are locked down. And rolling back Windows updates isn't really an option either.

Please just fix it. And chill on making frequent updates. I want to be able to create and edit files reliably. That's what we're paying for.

It looks like this pre-release version is working for me with the Undo-issues. I also don't experience the Save issues as mentioned below by a few people, though I'm not quite sure if my Windows did an auto-update which seems to cause this according to Petr.

For anyone not seeing the prerelease version in CC, I had the same problem. You need to install the latest ID version (normal way) and then it will show at the prereleases (maybe after a restart)

One question though, will I be able to open the files saved with this prerelease version in a normal ID version?

Though I am using 19.0 for now, when I tried using the existing version (NOT the prerelease patch) it will not allow me to save as, save a copy, save, or export, saying that the file is corrupt. My software also immediately crashes afterward. This was not happening before, so it seems there is ongoing corruption with this version. Using 19.0 is a temporary solve, but I have to convert every file I open. What a MESS. Adobe, get this fix DONE!

Hi, I was so relieved to see there might be a fix to the undo issue + disappearing text boxes.

I've gone through the prerelease steps above - joined indesign prerelease and it's not showing up in my apps. It's only showing Illustrator prerelease that I didn't sign up for!?

Please help, this is really effecting my work flow right now! I depend on Indesign on a daily basis and this is beyond frustrating. We pay a hefty price for adobe subscription, we need this these apps to be super reliable.

Hello, I am currently testing the pre-release InDesign 21.2.0.27 on Windows 11 version 25H2 with 16 GB RAM. I can confirm that both major issues — limited undo steps and disappearing text during editing — appear to be fixed in this build.

These fixes are critical, so please make sure they are quickly rolled out to InDesign 2025 and 2026, as both versions are actively used in production environments and are essential for ongoing projects.

Unfortunately, I can also confirm what Meyrele reported bellow: the latest Microsoft Security Update KB5074109 (26200.7623) introduces a new serious issue. After installing this update, the Save function no longer works reliably.

When attempting to save, InDesign displays the message: “InDesign is unable to save this file. We tried, but it appears to be damaged.” Using Save As sometimes results in a 0 kB INDD file, and Save As IDML caused my InDesign pre-release to quit unexpectedly. The exact behavior differs between InDesign 2025 (20.5.1) and InDesign 2026 (21.1), but in both cases saving is unreliable and effectively broken.

Uninstalling the latest Windows security update, which is fortunately still possible, resolves the issue, but this is obviously not a viable long-term solution.

The app does'nt avaliable for me in Creative Cloud. I tryed all steps, restarted the CC and my computer, but the app still missing. And I have just one Adobe ID.

The prelease resolved this issue for me!

Hooray, my problem is solved with this pre-release!