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suddenly I don't open mpp files
Hello All,
I'm using MS Project 2016 and I saved a file several times. Now, I cannot open the file in MS project.
Could You help me how I can repair it?
- To those following this thread,
Demetrio sent me his file and as expected I got a "problem with this file" error message when I attempted to open it. I was able to open it read only and could see resources on the Resource Sheet but a task count showed zero tasks.
If someone else has any ideas please jump in.
John
Do you get an error message?
Can you create a new Project file? If so, can you save that and then re-open it?
Did you save your original file to your local drive or to a remote server?
John
Hello John John-project ,
No error message!
I saved the file normally two days ago and now if I try to open it nothing appears. Only the MS project tool remain open.
I can create and open different project files saved and reopen them
Likely the issue is in the specified file. There is a way to repair it?
thanks a lot for your prompt answer
Demetrio
Demetrio,
You say you saved it "normally" but didn't say where (i.e. locally or to a remote server). Saving remotely can result in corruption if there is any glitch on the network during the save process.
If you are able to create, save and re-open a new file, it appears Project is working okay so as you suspect, the problem is with your file itself. I suggest you try methods 1 and 3 in the following Wiki article:If the above methods do not help, you could search the internet for third party applications that claim to recover damaged Project files. I know some do exist but I have no personal experience about how well they work.
As an alternate, You'll have to search for the last saved backup that will open and go from there. If you have no such backup, I'm afraid the your only option is to start over. Note, if you happened to send your file to someone, perhaps you can retrieve that as a "backup".
John
