Invalid or corrupt project - HELP!

Phil, I don't understand what you mean about right-clicking the file to see if WIndows has another version. Where and how would it do that? I'm using XP...

Hi Karen,

Here is an outside article that goes over a lot of reasons on why a file can become corrupted. I hope this helps.

Adrian

Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. To be honest, I'm not sure I'm going to use Storyline any more. I used it for one project and it looked pretty good, though I found some of its quirks annoying (like not placing the cursor in the right part of the text when editing text boxes). So I was putting together a quick training piece for co-workers who might use it for new projects. But with the file becoming corrupted, I would have to start over, and I don't know that I would recommend the software now, so the whole thing may be moot.

Thanks for trying, Matthew.

Hi Karen,

I will mention that Storyline files becoming corrupt are not a common occurrence. When clicking on a text box to edit, where does the cursor appear for you?

Adrian

Sorry I don't think previous version is available in XP.  It saved my life recently in windows 7, I worked on holiday for two weeks without saving to dropbox and then the file corrupted

Hi Adrian

Although not common it happens more frequently than a lot of programs, I have at least 6 occasions where my file has corrupted.

I really would not be using dropbox if it wasnt for this

Phil

Adrian, when I try to edit text boxes, frequently the cursor will appear to be in the place I want it, but when I start deleting or typing, it will actually be 5-6 characters to the right/down, leaving me to experiment and guess as to where the cursor ACTUALLY is. It's also disconcerting that when I go to edit text boxes, the font becomes smaller, then reverts to full size as soon as I exit the text box. That makes it difficult to determine the proper sizing and content for text boxes. I've also had trouble with text boxes auto-sizing themselves to something different from what I set them when I originally created them. These are more reasons why I am not so sure Storyline is the right tool for my company.

Hi Phil,

Long time, no see.

I know that the next update is supposed to make working from a network/flash/usb drive more stable. Update 1 fixed some of those issues, but it will get better. With regards to file corruption, that will get better too in the next update as well. Everything is listened to and looked over as you know.

Thank you for posting your experience with file corruption here.

Adrian

Thanks Adrian, the other argument is that I see it a lot because I am using Storyline a lot