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I have a .doc word document that is larger than 512 MB (it is 562 MB) that cannot open in microsoft word. I saw other posts that said to rename the file to a zip file and open that, but that did not work for me. It says the folder type is invalid when I try to open it with windows explorer. I also tried opening it in winRAR, also does not work.
I also tried opening it in OpenOffice writer. It gave me a read-error: 'This is not a WinWord6 file.'
A note about the file: it was exported from a mac .pages format, I think. Maybe the file that was given to me isn't actually a valid word document? Is there any way to verify this?
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I will be able to open this file?
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As the provenance of the file seems to be in doubt, I would ask the person who gave it to you.
If you don't need to edit it, see if they can supply it in PDF format.