MS Project file corrupt

Question

I was working with a file when my computer freezed and then when retry to open the file getting the message that the file type can not be opened.

Answer 1

Alex Dinulovic,

Can you open Project itself? How about other Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, etc.)?

If you can't open Project at all, I suggest you try a repair through the Control Panel. If Project opens, can you create a new Project file?

If you can open Project and create a new project but still can't open the file you were working on when your computer crashed, you could try using method 3 in the following Wiki article. If that doesn't work, then I'm afraid your only choice, if you don't have a backup copy, is to start over or try a third party recovery application.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/32054.ms-project-clearing-file-corruption-andor-bloat.aspx

John

Answer 2

OK. You will need to repair the file. There are many 3rd-party tools that can do this but none that I can endorse.

Answer 3

No i only have the original file

Answer 4

Hi Alex,

My name is Riley and I'm an Independent Community Adviser. I'm also a regular Microsoft customer like yourself and I'd love to help you with your problem.

Do you have a backup or previous version of the file?

Awaiting your reply.

Riley

Independent Community Adviser

Current Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time

PLEASE NOTE: I'm usually helping several people at once, so please allow me some time to reply. Thank you for your patience.