will not open previously made files

[duggan]

I designed some images in CorelDraw X3 and saved them as a cdr file. Now when I am trying to open them to edit or whatever, it is giving me a message saying "Error in reading (drive name and file)".
It will open some of my cdr files, but not all of them. The ones that it won't open don't have anything in common. Some are big and some are somewhat small in size. The weird part about all of this is when I am in the "Open" Dialog box and I click on the file, and I can see a preview/thumbnail of the image, but can't open it!
Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[cdiesel]

Try copying the file into a different directory. Sometimes Corel will think the files are already open or in use somewhere else for some reason..

 

[KR3signguy]

Can't stand corel

 

[cdiesel]

I know.. wish I had learned illy to begin with!

 

[Shovelhead]

Can't stand....

Illustrator.

 

[KR3signguy]

Illustrator.

Ok Archie...

 

[dclet]

Sometimes Corel will think the files are already open or in use somewhere else for some reason..

heh did coreldraw tell you that? silly....

Duggan your files are probably corrupted, lots of reasons...
Hard drive failing, pc crash? voltage drop, some kind of interruption during the write.... they may indeed be unrecoverable.

CorelDRAW! makes autobackups. Search your drive for em.

they are named like "Back_up_of_ yourfile.cdr.

If they are real important, post something on coreldraw.com
though i can't promise you, I have noticed several people get help directly form Corel, and have a file "fixed"

Be sure to back up files regularly....

 

[mamos]

Can't stand corel

Why are you looking in the corel forum

mamos