InDesign won't make a pdf

This is weird. All of the sudden I can't make a pdf of the newsletter I've been working on. I've made several pdf proofs already, but yesterday when I tried making a pdf, InDesign didn't do anything except create a lock file that I can't open (I don't know what that is...). I tried it through Adobe PDF Presets, Export As, and Print PDF. In all cases, the Export box comes up, I choose the location to save to, the Export Adobe PDF box comes up and I hit export (I haven't changed any settings), and nothing happens except two times it made a lock file. Two other times an icon appeared for a moment on my desktop, where I was trying to save it, and then it promptly vanished. I've tried this on my home computer and my work computer and can't get it to do anything. Please help! My deadline's tonight!

John, I tried both the methods in your link and neither worked for me. I think I found a temp solution though. I zipped up the original file, opened the compressed file and made a pdf of that, and it worked! I don't understand why that worked but it wouldn't for the original files (there are both color and black and white versions, and both were giving me the same results). Every time I tried to export a pdf with those files, I would get a 0 KB Indesign Lock File instead. Does anyone know why? I'm good for now, but when I make the next edition of the newsletter, I don't want the same problem. Thanks so much for your help.

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