Saving in InDesign CS6

When I'm working on a project in InDesign CS6 I sometimes can't 'save' it. I even cant' use 'save as' at that moment. By closing the leaflet it askes if I want to save the project, but also won't save. Is this a bug in InDesign CS6?

Some new information this morning from the other user:
Hi Peter, I just wanted to give you an udate in case it helps others: the problem returned, and I tried creating a new profile on my machine and running it that way, to see if it was just the prefs or my profile. Although i could save etc I then couldn't PDF anything without errors, so went back to my original profile. I reinstalled Acrobat in case that was the culprit, but no difference.
SO, I had a rethink and removed Magic Prefs which was running in the background, and also turned off Allow Multiple Gestures in Indesign prefs. So far all stable, and working well on big files across CS6, so hopefullly this has proved to be the fix.
Kind regards and thanks again for all your help and quick responses.
NB I am running CS on a new iMac running OSX 10.7.4. I use Font Explorer X Pro, Firefox, Filezilla, Picasa and Easyfind. No other third party software on my mac. I work largely off an external server.

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Regarding picture padding on the Mac...
As you noted, on Windows it requires a change in the Windows Registry. On the Mac, this is in an Apple Plist.
Here’s where the file is located: ~/Library/Preferences/com.DesignScience.DSMT6.plist
Note that this is a hidden folder. You may already understand how to find it, but in the event you don’t, the easiest way is to open a Finder window and click the Go menu. Press the alt/option key, and you'll see Library appear between Home and Computer. Click it, and when it opens, then you can navigate to the Preferences folder. (Note that this is not the Library folder you'll find simply by clicking Macintosh HD. That's not the hidden Library folder, and you will not find the plist there.)
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Hi Dov,
Thank you for your quick response - it is greatly appreciated.
To clarify a little - The problem is occurring when I try to print directly to the Printer from Indesign. But I have been unable to complete the PDF export, as the same problem occurs when exporting, as when printing. I.e. The progress gets stalled on random pages. So I have been unable to try and print form Acrobat, or to even view the PDF document. (incomplete export).
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