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Beginners' Questions Auto-saved file not able re-open
  1. #1
    Axelrodde Axelrodde @Axelrodde

    I was clicking the page down button too fast too many times when the program closed with auto-save. But now the file has not re-opened; after a reboot or on a different computer.

    I was on my way toward uploading the file when the inkscape.org website issues "Problem uploading: Ensure this filename has at most 100 characters (it has 156)."

    Auto save added a time-stamp ending to the file name, too long to open. Well that solves that! Or so I thought. After I renamed the filename shorter than 100 characters it still did not open.

    Luckily I saved a back up copy. Although I would still like to know how to open the file for future reference. Thank you kindly.

    Autosave File That Hasnot Re Opened Since A Crash
  2. #2
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶
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    It crashes Inkscape1.2 on an instant. I was able to open it in Affinity Designer and found one vagabonding grouped object outside the page in a far distance - after putting it back on page the SVG opens in Inkscape:

  3. #3
    Axelrodde Axelrodde @Axelrodde

    Thank you @polygon for fixing it with Affinity Designer. It worked. A second svg editor is sometimes worth a try opening files that do not open in Inkscape v1.2. Hopefully in the next version of Inkscape this will not be an issue.

  4. #4
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶

    I have no clue if that object far outside the page but grouped with the content is the culprit here and how it got to the moon in first place.

  5. #5
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden

    The file being autosave suggests a crash or similar. 

    I can't imagine position alone caused the issues... gotta be some corrupted junk in the file that Affinity ignored.

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