InDesign 6 won't save or print pdf

I just bought a new MacBook Pro with 10.9.5 and reinstalled CS 6 on it and updated to version 8.0.2.  I made changes to an InDesign document, but now I cannot save the changes either overwriting the file or doing a Save As and I cannot create a pdf.  The Background Tasks just says "Failed to export the pdf."  I am able to print to my HP 8600 though. I deleted the preferences and that didn't work.

Can you save to a different location, or export to .idml?

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