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Cannot Save. Error code 3. Please help!!!

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    • January 24, 2010 at 10:45 am #54629
      meanwhile
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      We are making a book and, after 12 hours work on it (almost finished), we are unable to save the document because of 'error code 3'. DBTmp and a number. We also cannot make a pdf of it. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

    • January 24, 2010 at 1:01 pm #54630
      Anonymous
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      Try File>Export and choose Adobe Interchange (.inx)

      Open the .inx in InDesign and the file should open in as Untitled.

      And then save it as an indesign file

    • January 24, 2010 at 5:19 pm #54633
      Dwayne Harris
      Member

      I'm hoping you saved (or saved as ) the file during that twelve hour period regularly so you wouldn't lose more than 2 or 3 minutes of work.

      As Eugene said–try to export as .inx.

    • January 25, 2010 at 12:54 am #54636
      meanwhile
      Member

      thank you eugene. this has really helped (phew). we now have to relink all the images, partly because of our own chaotic way of working and no we were utterly stupid thinking indesign autosaved as we went along so no, we could have lost everything. thanks to you we didn't and hopefully we learned something. how thankful i am for this forum!

    • January 25, 2010 at 3:14 am #54637
      Anonymous
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      InDesign makes a backup of the file periodically – about every 1 or 2 mintues I think. This is saved in backup recovery file (you can view the path in the preferences).

      When Indesign crashes and you reopen the file InDesign tries to recover the backup file. It doesn't always work, but it does most of the time.

      Remember to File>Save every 5 minutes, it's a good habit to get into. I'd say at the end of the day do a File Save as and call it a slightly different name.

      That way you can keep the old versions of files so if something diastrous happens you won't lose all the work you've done.

    • January 25, 2010 at 7:11 am #54639
      Jennie
      Member

      I always refer to it as the “Texas election” rule of computing. In Texas they vote early and often…in computing you should save early and often.

    • January 25, 2010 at 4:33 pm #54644
      Dwayne Harris
      Member

      I think I save my file every 10 seconds or so. I'm just so used to hitting “apple + s” all the time. And I do a save as about once an hour and duplicate a copy and put it in a safe place a ffew times a day.

      I'm glad all worked out well, meanwhile. :)

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