InDesign CC Won't Save File

Running InDesign 9.1
Mac 10.8.5
I have been using InDesign CC just fine with no issues. I have one file that I have edited for at least a couple of months and have had no issues. All of a suddent today, it won't save. It has all the options to save, but never will actually save. A co-worker can open and save it with no issue, but now I can't. Any thoughts?

It's a known issue that you can have problems saving an InDesign file if you've dragged and dropped from the Finder or from Adobe Bridge. It's expected that there will be an update to fix this and other performance issues before too long.
In the meantime, using File > Place instead of drag-and-drop.

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