Recover Deleted or Unsaved InDesign Files on Mac

Overview of recovering InDesign files on Mac

InDesign is a wonderful tool for creating works like posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, presentations, books, and e-books. Working with this software is a pleasant experience. However, losing your InDesign files due to a system crash, power failure, or accidental deletion can be frustrating. Fortunately, you can recover unsaved or deleted InDesign files using two methods.

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Method 1: Recover an Unsaved InDesign File on Mac or Windows

InDesign uses the Auto-Save feature to protect your data from unexpected power outages or system failures. If you forget to save a file, you can use InDesign's auto-recovery feature to recover a lost file. However, even with these features, it's still a good idea to save your files frequently and to create backup files in case of unexpected power outages or system failures.

Step 1: Restart your computer. Open InDesign. After an unexpected quit, InDesign usually starts the Auto-Recover process.

If Auto Recovery finds a missing file, it opens in your InDesign window.

Step 2: If the automatic recovery does not work, return to your computer's desktop.

For Mac users:

You can look for your data manually at ~/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/Version [#.0]/InDesign Recovery.

For Windows users:

Click through the following folders to access the Recovery folder: Users > Your user name > App Data > Local > Adobe > InDesign > Version > en_US > Cache > InDesign Recovery.

Step 3: Preview the files in the Recovered folder.

If you find a draft of your project, double-click it to open the recovery file. If you were working on an unsaved and unnamed project, it will be labeled something like "Untitled Project 1."

Step 4: Change the location to which documents are recovered.

After you open the file, click “File” and then “Save As” to make a copy of the file.

What to do if you accidentally deleted an InDesign file? The auto-recovery data is important only when you're unable to save your work before an unexpected power outage or system crash. How to recover deleted InDesign files? The second method will come in handy.

Method 2: Recover Deleted InDesign Files with Data Recovery Software

Data Recovery Wizard for Mac supports InDesign file recovery on Mac, including the .ind format for Adobe InDesign graphics documents, .indd for Adobe InDesign document files, and other common formats used by Adobe ID, such as .doc, .docx, .jpeg, .jpg, .pdf, .psd, and more.

Apart from recovering InDesign files, the software is effectively used to restore Keynote files on Mac. Owing to its ability to handle various data loss scenarios, the tool is often used for file recovery on Mac to retrieve deleted files, formatted or inaccessible files.

With the help of a Mac Data Recovery tool, InDesign file recovery is straightforward and allows even inexperienced users to restore ID files in 3 steps. If you need to recover InDesign files on Windows, download the Windows version and recover deleted files.

Step 1: Search for the Lost File

Select the disk location where you want to search for lost files (it can be an internal HDD/SSD or an external hard drive), and then click on the “Search Lost Files” button.

Note: Before data recovery, it's recommended that you click “Disk Backup” from the left sidebar to back up your HDD/SSD to prevent further data loss. After the backup, the software can recover data from the disk image, and then you can use your HDD or SSD again.

Step 2: Browse the scan results

The software immediately scans the selected disk volume and displays images, files, audio, video, and email in the left pane.

Step 3: Select the files and recover them.

Preview the data and then click on the “Recover” button to get them back.