InDesign error code 5

[leemay]

I've got a 52 page InDesign document that won't open. The message I get is "... is damaged and cannot be recovered (Error code: 5)."

Does anyone know of a way to recover this document. It is 130mb.

[spider]

Have you tried opening it in notepad.
Of course you will get the running program as well.
And then all you have to do is to copy all the text, and to pasted into your a program again.
It's a long job. But I have found, I have recovered my work in the past.
Eddie

[Sticker Printing]

have you tried opening up the indesign file in acrobat proffesional? (u could download a trial of it for free from adobe's site). Sometimes when files don't want to open either in illustrator or indesign, i open them in acrobat and they do open. then, you could just save it as a pdf and send it to be printed.

also, sometimes adobe support is better through their online customer support portal, however it takes 24 hours + for them to respond.

good luck

[Stephen Marsh]

These links may help with some ideas:

InDesignSecrets � Blog Archive � InDesign Document Repair: Extreme

InDesignSecrets � Blog Archive � Markzware Wants Your Flaky Files

Tips & Techniques: How to fix a corrupt InDesign file

Adobe: InDesign - Repairing Corrupted .indd files???? Need Urgent Help

It is amazing what Google can find with suitable keywords if one has the time to go trawling!


Regards,

Stephen Marsh