Crash when duplicating layers?

I've only had InDesign installed and been learning it for the last 2-3 weeks, on a new Mac Mini (so I'm not pumped with processing power) but I don't think I'm asking the software & hardware to do too much...
I do repetative tasks as a designer, one of them is duplicating layers prior to sending a file to press (to outline fonts, flatten images, etc.) Seems like 1 out of 10 times I have duplicated a layer in the InDesign Layer Window - by drag and dropping the layer onto the New Layer icon, to duplicate - it causes InDesign to stop responding and ultimately forces an unsaved quit.
Has any one else had this happen or can duplicate the error?

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