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1. Mary Posner,

Apr 5, 2012 12:50 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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When you open the file, is an .idlk file being generated?

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2. JeffCoMatPro,

Apr 5, 2012 1:19 PM in reply to Mary Posner

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No, they are both .indd files.

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3. JeffCoMatPro,

Apr 5, 2012 1:22 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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After checking further, when I open the file the .idlk file shows then immediately disappears.

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4. Mary Posner,

Apr 5, 2012 1:22 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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"Both"? Are you talking about the title bar of the windows? I'm talking about the folder where the document is. When you launch the document, does it create a lock file with a similar name as your original, ending with .idlk?

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5. Mary Posner,

Apr 5, 2012 1:24 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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Hmm, I wonder what would cause that, but I'd guess that that's the problem. The .idlk file keeps a second copy from being opened. You might try trashing your preferences, see if that clears it up.

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6. JeffCoMatPro,

Apr 5, 2012 1:38 PM in reply to Mary Posner

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I'll try that, however it is happening on multiple computers not just one.

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7. Bob Levine,

Apr 5, 2012 1:31 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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Everyone patched to 7.5.2?

Bob

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8. JeffCoMatPro,

Apr 5, 2012 1:38 PM in reply to Bob Levine

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Yes.

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9. Bob Levine,

Apr 5, 2012 1:37 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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Please delete your signature when replying via email. I'll edit the info on your posts above.

Bob

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10. Bob Levine,

Apr 5, 2012 1:39 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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If the files are saved locally does this happen (IDLK file disappearing)? If not, it sounds more like a network permissions issue.

Bob

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11. Peter Spier,

Apr 5, 2012 1:40 PM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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Are you SURE everyone is patched? There was a bug that behaved this way in the initial release. The other possibility is a network issue.

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12. Bob Levine,

Apr 5, 2012 1:46 PM in reply to Peter Spier

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I think that bug was in CS5, not CS5.5.

Bob

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13. Peter Spier,

Apr 5, 2012 1:51 PM in reply to Bob Levine

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Could be. My memory is toast.

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14. JeffCoMatPro,

Apr 6, 2012 5:02 AM in reply to Bob Levine

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Thank you for correcting my emails. As you can probably tell, I'm new to using forums.

The files are saved locally on each computer. It gets even more strange. The files that lose the .idlk file are on the desktop. If the file is in a folder, the idlk file remains when the .indd file is opened.

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15. Bob Levine,

Apr 6, 2012 5:11 AM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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If they’re local how are other people sharing?

Bob

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16. JeffCoMatPro,

Apr 6, 2012 5:30 AM in reply to Bob Levine

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We do have a file server. The individual pulls the file to their desktop. Some of the files we have been checking with this problem are not files that get saved to the server (they remain on the originator's desktop).

I'm now discovering that if the .indd file is a native 5.5 file, the .idlk works whether in a folder or on the desktop. If the file was orginally made in CS5, that is when we are having a problem. If it is a CS5 file and we just open it the ,idlk file disappears. If the file is opened and Saved As with the same name and replace the old file, the .idlk file remains.

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17. Bob Levine,

Apr 6, 2012 5:55 AM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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That makes sense. Until the file is actually saved it doesn’t truly exist as a 5.5 file.

You’ll see the word Re: Can open multiple copies of single document at same time; is there a way to stop this? in the title bar.

Save the file in 5.5 and you shouldn’t have any problems.

Bob

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18. JeffCoMatPro,

Apr 6, 2012 5:59 AM in reply to Bob Levine

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Thanks for all your help.

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19. Peter Spier,

Apr 6, 2012 6:32 AM in reply to JeffCoMatPro

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Bob meant to say you'll see the word (Converted) in the title. Not sure why a link to this thread got posted instead.

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