Error in opening the articulate stroryline 3 source file.

Jul 29, 2018

Course was developed in Articulate storyline 3

I am trying opening my file and it shows an error "project is invalid or corrupt be opened. It may have been created in an earlier version of storyline". i tried using %appdata%Articulate\storyline but still could'nt open the file.

 

Can anyone please give a solution to this. 

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Leslie McKerchie

Oh no, Akshay!

I know you mentioned looking in your temp files, but did you convert the file extension? Here are the instructions for you or anyone following along:

There may still be a working version of your project in your temp files. Here's how to check: 

1) Open this folder in Windows Explorer: %appdata%\Articulate\Storyline 

2) Scan the contents of this folder for a file that starts with the name of your project. If you find one, copy it to your desktop. If you find more than one, copy the latest version to your desktop. 

3) Change the file extension of the copy on your desktop from *.tmp to *.story. 

4) Double-click the file to open it in Storyline. 

File corruption is unpredictable, and there's no straightforward way to determine what causes it. Common causes are environmental (disk errors, power outages, improper shutdowns), viruses, failed Windows updates, and even file size (i.e., very large files have a higher risk of corrupting). Consider using the preventative measures described in this article to protect your project files.

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