Open file after failed open lock
InDesign 2026 (21.5) freezes or hangs when opening a file in the same session as a previously failed open of the same file.
The file is located on a network share that provides native .indd locking support.
- User A opens the file.
- User B attempt to open the file and received a warning that the file is locked. Success.
- User B leaves InDesign open.
- User A Saves and Quits. .idlk disappears. Lock disappears.
- User B attempts to open the file, it opens and is visible in the InDesign UX. But you cannot interact with the file because there is a stuck dialogue "Opening document", it never progresses, never times out. You click Cancel and then it is simply stuck on "Canceling".
- The only option is to Force Quit the application which sometimes corrupts the .indd file.
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Jordan Norman-Smirnov
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