Is it possible to run some kind of a scan on a part file to see if it's corrupt or damaged? I have a drawing and a part that I created a few days ago that I can't open. I get the "Future Version" error if I try to open either one. No one here has a another version of SolidWorks so it couldn't be saved as a new version. Does SolidWorks save a hidden backup file somewhere that I could recover? Thanks.
We're using 2013 and there is no chance it was saved as a new version. I'll need to look into if we have daily backups or not. I hope we do!
I don't see any way to attach a file to this reply? Pictures, Video, Link, but no file? What am I missing?
do you have solidworks backup saving some where else?
options system options backup/recover
It would have been nice but the box was unchecked. I have it checked now though.
To attach files use the Advanced Editor link in the upper right of the dialog box.
Cheers,
Anna
I have attached the file. Maybe someone can save it as a .stp or something.
here it is as a step file
13 would not open it, but 14 did??
Holly cow! What is going on? I guess I'll go walk around and see if someone is running 2014 but I don't see how that is even possible.
Thanks for the part! At least I don't need to recreate that thing.
I just checked and everyone here is running 2013. Bizarre!
Shouldn't the admin be able to tell who last saved the file?
Pete,
"jlynch" is the last saved by as far as I can tell.
Hope this helps,
Paul
Yes, after much investigation that it was jlynch who done it. Apparently he has unauthorized admin rights and secretly upgraded to 2014 and didn't tell. Now every file he touched since then is unusable by anyone else here. Our only feasible solution is to now upgrade everyone to 2014. And I'm sure our vendors in China will need to update too as they use our native SolidWorks files.
It kinds of erks me that we can't just save as a previous version and be done with it. Oh well.
Thanks for your help.
Pete,
Upgrading everyone to 2014 is not your only option. If you don't have proper backups as Anna was talking about it definately gets more difficult.
Paul
Merry Christmas Pete, I was waiting for something to finish so I figured I would do something new.
Our IT guys are off-site contractors that are paid by the hour so we never call them for anything less than a full blown emergency. (Small company stuff). I would hope that our servers are backed up but I have never had a need to find out, (until now). At any rate I'm now set up to save two files to the server instead of just one.
Personally, since the company is on subscription anyway I think it's a good idea to update to the new version even if it is a pain for everyone else in the company. I'm kind of a techie who likes having the latest and greatest. There's monumental suffering in store for others though! Anyway, Thanks for the file.
No hidden backup files to recover. Sorry.....
Does your company have a system in place for daily backups of the company files?
No one in IT is testing the new version of SolidWorks and accidentally saved over a file?
Maybe someone has a SW2013/2014 student version and accidently saved out the files? You would need to be using SW2012 for that scenario to be valid.
What version of SolidWorks are you using? I am assuming SW2013, but maybe you are on SW2012.
Unfortunately you will likely need to re-create the file. If you can post it someone here can at least save out a dumb solid for you to use as a starting point.
Cheers,
Anna