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InDesign CS5 export to PDF produces invisible file

by sohanshop Feb 7, 2011 11:34PM PST

Posted on Adobe and InDesign Secrets forum. We store all production files on our Western Digital External HD. No server sw installed. In CS2, 3, 4 I could export a PDF right into the correct job folder on the WD HD. In CS5, the export produces invisible files. I'm constantly forgetting, then I export to the desktop and attempt to copy into the correct folder and get prompt that I cannot replace the file because it's invisible. A major problem as I need to store press quality PDFs in the job folders - especially for ads - so when I get a call to submit an ad, I just email the PDF to the publication. Any cure for this? I currently have default background spooling. Should I try exporting in foreground? Something else? The few answers I got say I'm in mixed network running Windows Server. Wrong. I don't network my one PC.

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Running Snow Leopard
by sohanshop Feb 7, 2011 11:40PM PST

Running Snow Leopard 10.6 on intel mac. CS3 and 4 export to external HD. CS5 only produces invisible files to external.

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This may not be relevant but,
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Feb 8, 2011 1:30AM PST

how is the external WD drive formatted?

FAT or Mac OS X Extended(Journaled) ?


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Format
by sohanshop Feb 8, 2011 1:53AM PST
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Why
by sturner--2008 Feb 8, 2011 3:21AM PST

Aren't you using SAMBA instead of AFP?

If you have all your Macs running OS X then you should use SAMBA and not AppleShare. This may be the reason you are having the problem. AppleShare is no longer a primary format for file sharing on the Mac.

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server
by sohanshop Feb 8, 2011 6:04AM PST

I wonder why the external would show up like that. Doesn't even mount like a normal drive which is odd. I format all my HDs to be journaled.

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What model or type of WD External Drive?
by sturner--2008 Feb 8, 2011 6:15AM PST

For clarification, is this WD connect to your network through ethernet? For instance something like the WD MyBook World Edition II?

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hub
by sohanshop Feb 8, 2011 10:29PM PST

Connects via firewire to a hub which connects to my G5 which is connected to network via ethernet. I hope I don't have to reformat. Won't be worst thing in the world. I could Carbon Clone to another external, format, clone back. A few hundred gigs though. Thx.

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It doesn't sound like it's behaving
by sturner--2008 Feb 9, 2011 4:24AM PST

Like a normal firewire connection.

It sounds like it's mounting as a web enabled or network enabled share. Have you tried connecting it directly to your Mac?

The behavior sounds like there is a mismatch in a file server matching AFP and Windows formats.

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