# Fail to open the sketchup file

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/fail-to-open-the-sketchup-file/246541>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** sketchup\
**Created:** [October 30, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/fail-to-open-the-sketchup-file/246541 "2023-10-30T17:49:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Divager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Divager](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Divager)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/fail-to-open-the-sketchup-file/246541/1 "2023-10-30T17:49:00Z")

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last day worked sketch up file is mow cant to open , error says its fail to open

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**Author:** ![francisquitof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/francisquitof/32/191263_2.png) [@francisquitof](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/francisquitof)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/fail-to-open-the-sketchup-file/246541/2 "2023-10-30T17:59:14Z")

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You must upload the file, so anyone can check what’s going on or Colin to recover in case it’s corrupted.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/fail-to-open-the-sketchup-file/246541/3 "2023-10-30T18:01:33Z")

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Your profile says you are using the Free Plan. Is that correct? If so, it would indicate you’re working with the web based version. Maybe a different browser would work.

Sharing your SketchUp file as requested will help us help you.