# Have to quit after each publishing

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/have-to-quit-after-each-publishing/54312>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/have-to-quit-after-each-publishing/54312 "2026-02-13T01:49:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/have-to-quit-after-each-publishing/54312/1 "2026-02-13T01:49:06Z")

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Been happening forever - not new

Publish one site fine

Publish a second site doubtful to fail

Have to quit and relaunch elements then it publishes fine

Just an FYI

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**Author:** ![DazFisher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dazfisher/32/34385_2.png) [@DazFisher](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DazFisher)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/have-to-quit-after-each-publishing/54312/2 "2026-02-13T19:19:12Z")

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Sometimes when I publish, it hangs (spinning circles of pages in window) so I have to cancel publishing and relaunch.

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**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/have-to-quit-after-each-publishing/54312/3 "2026-02-13T19:36:01Z")

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Me too, but not a big problem @DazFisher @ben

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**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/have-to-quit-after-each-publishing/54312/4 "2026-02-21T14:51:12Z")

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@dan

I am also seeing this with version 2

First publish works fine. 2nd Publish hangs (doesn’t start exporting) 80-85% of the time. Save, quit and restart Elements, publish works. Any further publishing after the first is 50/50.