"package" doesnt work in indesign cs6

Question

Everytime I attempt to "package" my 40 page Indesign file I get the little rolling beachball indefinitely. I was able to do it on a single page document. This "freeze" also happens frequently when attempting to use "Find and change" on same document.
Extremely frustrated with and really don't have time for these constant issues.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Model Name:
iMac
  Model Identifier:
iMac11,3
  Processor Name:
Intel Core i5
  Processor Speed:
2.8 GHz
  Number Of Processors:
1
  Total Number Of Cores:
4
  L2 Cache (per core):
256 KB
  L3 Cache:
8 MB
  Memory:
16 GB
  Processor Interconnect Speed:
4.8 GT/s
  Boot ROM Version:
IM112.0057.B00
  SMC Version (system):
1.59f2
  Serial Number (system):
YD1210ZMDB5
  Hardware UUID:
EFCE3CF0-CF9A-57DA-81FF-E4A163DC6569

Answer 1

Where are you packaging too? If your doing it to a server I would first try doing it to your desktop.  You could also try "copy ilnks to..." under the links pallete utilities to collect the links. If you want to narrow it down you could also create a test document - make a copy of your file and delete all the text  in that doucment and try again to see if the issue lies with in the text as some previous people have suggested. You could also delete all the placed images/links and leave text to see what those results are as well.