I got the error above after trying to save my project in SL3. Nothing worked so after many attempts, a LOT of sweating and several F-bombs, I did the following:
Do NOT close SL, instead:
- Open a new instance of SL3
- Start a new project
- Go to the project you cannot save and enter Story View
- Click on the scene title, then copy
- Paste into the new project
- Repeat for the rest of the scenes - bingo!
While this is not a solution but a mere workaround, it did save the day and countless hours of work that could have otherwise been lost.
I note however that, while all animations and transitions were copied over, the background and colors of certain objects (arrows, rectangles, lines etc..) have changed, which is a LOT easier to fix than to re-create everything.
Had the same issue. So relieved to find this solution! It worked well. I was able to grab all of the scenes (click the first scene -- then shift+click on the last scene to grab all of them.) Make sure to verify the slide size before copying.
My file closed on me so I could not do this. I was saving a local file to the shared drive we have with work as a backup if something happened to my laptop, It has been corrupt since then and I can't even open the copy on the local drive now. I don't understand why this can happen. Working 100% local is not safe either if something happens to the computer or you need to share with coworkers. At least on the shared drive I could find a previous version from two days ago (MANY hours of lost work still). That would not be an option if I had it on my local computer only (going back to a previous version).
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Hi Ray!
Phew, I'm glad you found the fix!
I've only seen this error message occur when files aren't being saved locally. You did exactly what we would've recommended!
From here, I would double-check to make sure all files are being saved locally.
Had the same issue. So relieved to find this solution! It worked well. I was able to grab all of the scenes (click the first scene -- then shift+click on the last scene to grab all of them.) Make sure to verify the slide size before copying.
Thank you so glad to find at least a way to save my project.
Thanks! This was useful.
My file closed on me so I could not do this. I was saving a local file to the shared drive we have with work as a backup if something happened to my laptop, It has been corrupt since then and I can't even open the copy on the local drive now. I don't understand why this can happen. Working 100% local is not safe either if something happens to the computer or you need to share with coworkers. At least on the shared drive I could find a previous version from two days ago (MANY hours of lost work still). That would not be an option if I had it on my local computer only (going back to a previous version).
Hi, Christine.
If this happens again, I wanted to share another suggestion: you can try to find a previous version in the Temp folder.
I hope this helps!
This SAVED me tonight. Thank you so much!!!
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for popping in to share that Maria's suggestion helped you!
Please don't hesitate to reach out again if you encounter other issues. We're happy to help!