So whenever ID is acting sick and tired, and we want to bring it back to life, we need to get it some"fresh" preferences.
From what I read here and elsewhere, here is what I did, tell me if I missed anything:
1. Before anything I opened the ID Prefs window, and made a screen shot of every preference I previously personalized and would need to update (General, Interface, etc.), saved in a folder.
2. I followed the advice to quit ID and relaunch it while holding the Cmd + Ctrl + Opt + Shift
3. I opened the preferences again, and next to it the folder where I saved all those screen shots, select the first, clicking the space for its Quick Look, and updating each prefs window according to the saved screen shot (once I select the 1st, I can go to the 2nd and 3rd, their image will pop-up, replacing each other, no need to select and press the space bar again -- NEAT ! )...
4. Click OK (NOT the "cancel" button!) which closes the Prefs window, then, WITHOUT creating a new document or open an old one, I chnage a few settings to my personal likings, like the default font, default colors for my picture boxes and their frames, check the PDF presets, etc...,... and then I quit ID.
5. NOW, this is the crucial part: SO that next time when I need to "refreshen a sick/tired InDesign" --- I create a specific BACK UP folder in which I want to keep COPIES OF MY ID PREFERENCES to be used as "good, healthy, and personalized to my likings"...
6. I open (my user folder)/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/<Version #>/<Language> and copy the file called InDesign Defaults into a folder whose name is that exact thread, so I know where to copy the file to.
7. I open (my user folder)/Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/<Version #>/<Language> and copy the file called InDesign SavedData again, into a folder I name a the same thread.
8. From the same folder I also copy a folder named InDesign Recovery to the same above backup folder.
------ That's it.... Am I doing this right, or am I missing something critical here?
Thanks...