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Hi,

I changed the language from Portuguese to English im the Apple settings menu while the file (37MB with several linked photos) was open in the Publishers App. Since then I cannot reopen the file as it crashes everytime. No crash report is shown. It is an file with important text and content for me, is there a possibility to fix it? 
 

I’m grateful for your advices!

 

P.S I uploaded the file here.

ma_booklet_30072024 backup.afpub

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Hi @raverdave and welcome to the forums,

Your file opens without issue for me on macOS Desktop so I've simply resaved it...

Let us know whether or not the attached file opens on your iPad... If it doesn't, try renaming the folder containing the Linked images. This should break the link to the image files which may be causing the crash and then see if the file opens...

ma_booklet_30072024 v2.afpub

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Thanks @Hangman for your incredibly quick response!
 

Unfortunately also your file makes Publisher crash. I also changed the folder’s name now, same problem… Other files open, I also reinstalled the ios App.

Do you have any further idea to solve the issue?

I would also be very happy to just have the document as a PDF, to at least have all the content, if there is no other solution.

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Hi @raverdave,

I'm slightly unsure what is causing the crash as there's nothing obviously wrong with your file... Preflight suggests the TOC needs updating though doing so completely reformats it...

Does it make any difference if you change the language back to Portuguese in the Apple setting before opening the file?

I've attached a version without the TOC (just in case, though I'm not hopeful that will make any difference) along with a PDF of the file...

Publisher File Minus the TOC

ma_booklet_30072024 v3.afpub


PDF Version

ma_booklet_30072024 backup.pdf

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Dear @Hangman, I tried to open yout file again, but it still crashes. Also the prior change of the language setting to Portuguese did not help. I fear this will remain an unsolved mysterious case… at least I can continue to work with the PDF! Thank you a lot for your help. 

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Hi @raverdave,

I've now attached a rebuilt version of the Publisher file just in case that makes a difference so it would be interesting to know if this version still crashes...

ma_booklet_30072024 v4.afpub

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@raverdave,

I'm sure I'm stating the obvious but have you tried rebooting the iPad? The file itself doesn't immediately appear to be the issue since it can be opened on Desktop so I'm wondering whether changing the language settings has caused an iPad specific problem.

Just a thought...

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You should be able to find a crash report:

You might also try Resetting the app. Make sure the app is closed, so that when you start it you get the Splash screen. When you get that screen, double-tap it with 1 finger and you'll get a Reset dialog. I would start by leaving just the first item checked, and click the Reset button.

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2 minutes ago, raverdave said:

And yes indeed, @Hangman, I tried to reboot. Nothing changed…

Thanks for confirming... Hopefully, the crash report will provide some indication as to the cause of the crash...

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  • 3 weeks later...
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Welcome to the forums @raverdave,

I can confirm I'm also able to reproduce the crash when opening your document but only on iPad. The crash report indicates towards an issue with resources but isn't specific about which one(s) are causing the crash.

I've attached three versions of your document:

- All Images and PDF resources removed (Removed Resources.afpub)

- Images removed but PDF resources retained (PDFs Kept.afpub)

- Images kept but PDF resources removed (Images Kept.afpub)

Can you confirm if you're able to open any of these three files on iPad? In these states i'm able to open all three on iPad, just not your original doc.

Images Kept.afpub PDFs kept.afpub removed resources.afpub

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