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Invalid or corrupt project - HELP!
HELP! I've been working on a project on and off for weeks. It was fine yesterday, but this morning when I tried to open it, I got a message window saying "This project is invalid or corrupt and can...
Hi Brenda,
Sorry to hear about the frustration. The error message you received is something we've seen in the past when working from a network or USB drive. Could that be a possibility in your instance?
Please make sure that you are working on your local drive (your C: drive). Working on a network drive or a USB drive can cause erratic behavior, including file corruption, loss of audio, and other unexpected behavior.
Additionally, here are some tips for managing your files which can help prevent issues:
1. You should also make sure the directory path to your project files and your published output is less than 260 characters (for example C:\Articulate).
2. Avoid using special characters, accents or symbols in your file names.
Additional information regarding "Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces" in Windows operating systems can be found in the following Microsoft article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(VS.85).aspx
