InDesign, InCopy and Dropbox

[Olivier Berquin]

We have a problem between InDesign, InCopy and dropbox.

We need to work more within the same company on an InDesign document
with links to multiple InCopy-files. When I place the INDD-file on the
Dropbox, all links with assignment files are systematically broken.
Each person who wants to work in INDD-files has to relink the icma
files.

The dropbox folder is on a MacOS Server (the owner IS the MacOS Server).

How can I fix this?

Thanks a lot...

Olivier.

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Mac OS 10.6.5
InDesign CS5 - 7.0.3

[steve harley]

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 09:19, Olivier Berquin <olivier...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We have a problem between InDesign, InCopy and dropbox.
>
> We need to work more within the same company on an InDesign document
> with links to multiple InCopy-files. When I place the INDD-file on the
> Dropbox, all links with assignment files are systematically broken.
> Each person who wants to work in INDD-files has to relink the icma
> files.
>
> The dropbox folder is on a MacOS Server (the owner IS the MacOS Server).
>
> How can I fix this?

so you are keeping the InDesign file on a shared folder on a server?
where are the InCopy files -- are they at the same relative path for
everyone who opens the InDesign document? if not, that's probably why
you're having trouble

(i would choose either DropBox or a shared folder on the server, btw,
not mixing them both)

[Olivier Berquin]

> so you are keeping the InDesign file on a shared folder on a server?

Yes, they are on the same folder. I try with a dropbox folder and a «
simple » shared folder.

> where are the InCopy files -- are they at the same relative path for
> everyone who opens the InDesign document? if not, that's probably why
> you're having trouble

I try with the InCopy files on the same folder and on an other folder,
and the result is the same…

[Olivier Berquin]

I bought this DVD
<http://www.lynda.com/home/displaycoursenotabs.aspx?lpk2=62220&lpk67=true>,
but no explanation about the use of an INDD-files between several
people...

[Olivier Berquin]

We almost found a solution…
The only problem we have is the synchronization server that does not happen.
We must “Pause Syncing” and “Resume Syncing” manually in the Dropbox
application.

Dropbox seems not to work not with the AFP or SMB protocols.

Thanks.

[Bret Perry]

I've not had that problem,
Could be a proxy issue...
Are you using LAN sync or web?
Have you added Dropbox to your Firewall whitelist?

Thanks.

Olivier.

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[Olivier Berquin]

It's so simple ... Why did not I think of it sooner?

We changed the "hierarchy" of our Mac so they are all identical:
Hard drive name (of every users): "Macintosh HD"
Location of the Dropbox (of every users): Macintosh HD \ Dropbox.

In this way, all files are still pointing in the same place.

Resolved.

Thank you to all.

Oli.

[Olivier Berquin]

Hello Jason,

You must have write permissions to the top level of your hard drive. Command + i to get (and change) this information.

Oli.