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1. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
P Spier Dec 9, 2009 8:58 AM (in response to whitefx)Try exporting to .inx or .idml. Open that and save as a new .indd.
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2. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
whitefx Dec 9, 2009 1:27 PM (in response to P Spier)I saved to both the .idml and .inx formats, reopened both and then saved back to .indd but unfortunately neither would remove or allow me to remove the files. Thanks for trying.
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3. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
P Spier Dec 9, 2009 1:36 PM (in response to whitefx)OK.
Next step is a bit more drastic.Let's do a manual prefs backup and replacement. If it doesn't work, you can put the old set back and be none the worse for wear. see http://forums.adobe.com/thread/526990
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4. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
whitefx Dec 9, 2009 2:04 PM (in response to P Spier)Replacing/resetting the 'SavedData' and the 'Preferences' files didn't work either. I have attached another image of the links panel and have noticed a section labeled "Page:" that states: "XML structure element, not in layout".
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InDesign_Links_Panel2.png 19.1 K
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5. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
riott.girl Dec 9, 2009 2:13 PM (in response to whitefx)Just curious if you can embed those links? Can you relink those links?
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6. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
P Spier Dec 9, 2009 2:35 PM (in response to whitefx)I've never seen anything like that before. What's the history of this file?
I'd like to see the file, if it isn't confidential. Is that a possibility?
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7. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
whitefx Dec 9, 2009 3:14 PM (in response to riott.girl)When relinked, the file name changes to the new name but I am still unable to "Go to link" or find it within the document.
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8. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
whitefx Dec 9, 2009 3:31 PM (in response to P Spier)I have removed all but one page, and removed all linked images, text, and objects; the problems are still present. I have saved and attached the new document.
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Links_Problems.rar.zip 4.9 MB
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9. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
P Spier Dec 9, 2009 3:45 PM (in response to whitefx)I was able to remove the links from the sample by opeing the Structure Panel and deleting stories under the Root.
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10. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
mattaca Feb 3, 2011 9:37 AM (in response to P Spier)Peter, can you help with a similar case? I'm having the same problem but my Structure shows nothing in InDesign (CS4). I created a thread asking for help but havne't recelved any responses.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3426684?tstart=0
Based on my research it sounds like there are two different problems: 1) breaking links to files with a "page" of "< >", and 2) deleting links to files with a page of "DT". This tip seemed to solve my problem of breaking links to "DT" files, but I'm still unable to find a solution for ones linking to "< >".
I've tried Relinking files but the page ref stays the same no matter what image I link to. Copy Links To likewise makes a copy of the original image but leaves the page ref the same. In all instances the images can be opened using Edit Original, but I have no idea how to get the links themselves out of the document without being able to go to the object in layout!
Opening with InCopy (CS4) does yield some information in the structure, but nothing that seems to be helpful. There are no changes to be accepted or rejected here so there has to be another way to get that info out of the document.
Any ideas? I can PM you with a copy of the file if that helps!
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11. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
SuperMacGuy Feb 3, 2011 9:57 AM (in response to whitefx)I've seen the same thing at my company. We've had at least 10 documents in the past year or two do it. Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, CS3 and 4, not 5 yet but we haven't been using it too long. I'm sure we'll have some. The only remedy I've told people is to rebuild the document from scratch.
Chris
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12. Re: Links Panel - Links won't delete nor can I "Go to Link" to find the image
P Spier Feb 3, 2011 12:07 PM (in response to mattaca)I posted the only idea I have over in the other thread. This really isn't my area...




