multiple copies of document opening

[geetabha]

I sometimes do freelance work onsite and the company I work for mostly uses InDesign CS - for Mac (although there is a machine with CS2 on it as well).
My problem is that when I open one of their previously created InDesign documents I get multiple copies of it opening - sometimes up to 3 copies. And in the title bar they will have "Name of Document" and a number after them. They seem to be in various versions of "Saved states" (they are not all identical - because the text differs).
What causes this?

 

[jimoblak]

Perhaps a crash has caused multiple instances. Are you asked about recovery when you start InDesign?

Choose the most recent or most correct document and save it as a new file. Go through each remaining document window and choose 'file>save'. Then close the windows.

From this point on, use the new file that you created from the most recent or most correct document.

- - I hope this helps - -
[sub](Complain to someone else if it doesn't)[/sub]

 

[geetabha]

Perhaps it was a previous crash. As a freelancer brought in for the day it's hard, if not impossible, to know what's gone before.
However, the person whose computer I was using had apparently had problems with their InDesign program. I don't remember any recovery message coming up but I will follow your advice about saving.
Thanks