InDesign 6 won't save or save as my files

I don't know when it happened, but I can't get InDesign 6 to save my files after I've made changes. I'm currently running Lion 10.7.4. Any one having this issue?

Is this an inabilty to save in a particualr location, or everywhere? Have you tried trashing the prefs? See Replace Your Preferences
Is it all files or just one or two?
Have you tried a differnt user account?
Do you get any error message?

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