Crashing inDesign, bad format file, and more

InDesign has started playing not very nice over the past three weeks. It started with the app not responding if I left it idle for a period of a few hours. I would have to force quit. Then it started saying bad file format when i try to make a pdf. It has also told me that I it doesn't have enough memory and I should delete some files. Most recently it has escalated to crashing when I start the program and use Command O to open a doc. I am running a new MacBook Pro (6 weeks old) with OS 10.7.2, using CS 5.5. I use Suitcase Fusion 3 to manage fonts.
This was part of the last crash report generated:
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
Does this mean anything to anyone?
Help! I need to get some work done!

It started with the app not responding if I left it idle for a period of a few hours. I would have to force quit.
Next time, run Activity Monitor and then View > Send Signal: Abort (SIGABRT) and upload the crash report to http://pastebin.com/ and post a link here.
I use Suitcase Fusion 3 to manage fonts.
I'll bet you 2:1 this is the source of problems.
This was part of the last crash report generated:
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
Does this mean anything to anyone?
Yes, it means InDesign crashed. 90% of crashes are this variety. The rest of the crash report is necessary. Upload to http://pastebin.com/ and post a link here.

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    if(!file.canRead()) throw new IOException(type+" file is not readable: "+fullname);
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   * the extension.
   * @param String path - the full name of the file.
   * OPTIONAL @param boolean cutExtension - if true then remove any .ext
   * @return String the filename-only (with or without extension)
public static String basename(String path) {
    return(basename(path,false));
public static String basename(String path, boolean cutExtension)
    String fname = (new File(path)).getName();
    if (cutExtension) {
      int i = fname.lastIndexOf(".");
      if(i>0) fname = fname.substring(0,i);
    return(fname);
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   * @param String path - the full name of the file.
   * @return String the parent directory of the given path.
public static String dirname(String path)
    return( new File(path).getParent() );
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   * @param Closeable... "streams" to close.
public static void close(Closeable... streams) {
    for(Closeable stream : streams) {
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      try {
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      } catch (Exception e) {
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}

HT3775 what if I am trying to open an .avi video format file and, though, I am receiving the message that "QuickTime Player can't open this file because a required codec is not available"?

Somebody can help?

There are also other media players with the capabilty.
Check the Mac App Store. Some are free, some are not.
They all have various features you may or may not need.
Flip For Mac is a pretty basic (the free version) player
for avi and other Wndows based video formats.

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hello
my in-laws called me in a panic yesterday. they used the software upgrade to install 10.5.2 and could not find their entourage mail program anymore, it was gone, so were all the files in their document folder. i connected through ichat to their computer (had to set up the accounts again, as the old ones were lost) and yes, it is all gone, though documents they saved in the applications folder are still there.
i called tech support for them and was told that programs that are left open during installation will be deleted. isn't it impossible to continue installation until programs are quit? why would all their files be gone from the document folder? also gone were their ichat ids and safari bookmarks. it felt like an erase and install but all they did was the software install which i assume is a default installation?
no, no back ups for them. they just recently acquired this computer on our recommendation that they would have less trouble with a mac than a pc with vista. but now this.
they will be talking with tech support soon, but i have little faith in them, so i am asking here. what could have happened?
thanks,
marianna

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
One thing which may have happened is this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107854
However, this is an important lesson for everyone. It is not a question of if data will be lost, but when.
See my FAQ* on backing up as to other possible recovery strategies, and make sure everyone knows never, ever install an update without backing up first. Regardless of the cause, data will eventually get lost, and updates are often the most frequent events where they happen as they change the system much like changing the guts of an automobile.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
Message was edited by: a brody

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hi, has any one got any answers to this problem as it has happened to me, is there any where else the phone back info is stored other than library/mobile sync.
any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

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