Packaging large InDesign document - won't copy all links

I'm trying to Package a 1,000-page InDesign document that has about 375 links for our archive. When I go through the packaging process, however, it only saves about a dozen images or so in the designated folder. Any ideas why it's not taking the time to resave and compile all of the images?

What operating system specs; OS, RAM, available HDD, network or local?
Which version of InDesign, are you fuuly patched?

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My doc was in CS4, (I have CS5)
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do I lose the day and go back to yesterday's document?
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The Sum wrote:
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