Hi, I’ve just moved my copy of SketchUp Pro to a new laptop and every time I open one of my existing files that was also moved over, I get this warning message. All of my existing models were created in the same version of SU Pro, not a newer one. And no matter what I do, SketchUp immediately opens a pop-up window and demands I log into the Extension Store. How do I get this warning message to stop??? It is seriously impeding my work flow!
What version are you actually using? Your profile doesn’t give useful information about what kind of license you have, OS and GPU.
Sorry, should have said that! SU Pro 2021 perpetual license, Windows 11, HP Envy laptop.
What exactly does the message say?
Where did you get the SketchUp 2021 installer you installed on your new computer? Where did you get the installer you used on the old computer?
Most likely your old computer has a newer revision of SketchUp 2021 than the one you installed on your new computer. You can ignore it. If you save the model after opening it the warning probably won’t show the next time you open it.
It’s the standard warning message. “The file that you are trying to open was created in a newer version of SketchUp. If you continue, some data may be lost or displayed incorrectly.” I used a transfer program to move the installer file from my old computer to the new one and ran it. I can’t really ignore it, I literally have over 1000 models in my library, some of which are really large. Opening and resaving all of them would take hours at best, days more likely. It there any other way to get rid of the message?
Since SketchUp 2021 was released, SketchUp files are basically version agnostic. That means, for example, I could send you a file I created in a version newer than 2021 and you could still open it. The reference to some data being lost means that you wouldn’t see things that were created by features introduced after 2021. For example If my model used Ambient Occlusion you would see that when you open it in 2021. You wouldn’t get less than if the model had been made in 2021, though.
Why not? It doesn’t hurt anything. You just have an additional click when opening a file and if you do anything in it and save it, the next time you open the same file the message won’t be presented.
Purcahse a current subscription and install a newer version of SketchUp that what your models were saved as.
the only time you would see that was as it describes -
If the version you saved it it was newer than the one you are currently using.
It’s the same for web and iPad versions too - which will be newer.
You didn’t “store” them on 3D warehouse or anything did you?
Nope, I used a transfer program that directly copied everything from my old laptop to the new one via wifi connection, including my SU Pro 2021. Even my button configurations and tool purchased from the Warehouse were transferred over.
It does hurt things by seriously disrupting my workflow. I build skids in 3D for customers from hundreds of component models. I open perhaps 30 to 40 different files to cut and paste parts each build. Having SU open that pop-up then open the Extension Store pop-up literally takes 20 to 30 seconds to get through to get back to work. Having to do that 30, 40 times a build is just not acceptable. And sorry, I spent $800 on a perpetual license so I would be able to use the program any time, any where, even if there is no internet access. The company I work for will not pay an annual subscription for me to be able to access my own files.
A fraction of a second to Click OK or Press Enter when you open a file is a serious disruption?
Sounds like your workflow could use imrovemt. Why aren’t those parts components in libraries so you don’t have to open old files to copy and paste them?
If the Extension Store window is opening when you open the file, you must have something else going on. The “Newer SketchUp Version” message won’t open the Extension Warehouse, anyway. That message has no reason to open the Extension Warehouse UI. Perhaps you are getting a message indicating there’s a newer version of some extension? If that’s the case, update the outdated extension(s) and be done with it. Since you copied your old extensions it’s likely there have been updates to some of them.
Don’t apologize to me. Despite holding a perpetual license you have to face the fact that Trimble no longer offers support for SketchUp 2021 and they haven’t for for more than three years.
You could open one of your SketchUp model files in a hex editor and find the exact SketchUp 2021 realease number. Then find that release version to install.
Ia it possible you’ve installed an older version of 2021 than the one you were using? There was a 2021.1 for example
If you can share any file that is giving you that message we can take a look at it and see exactly which version it was saved with
Try to make ( with AI) an extension that would silently ok in all opening su files. Maybe a bat file..
Technically speaking, I highly doubt that something like this could be done via an “extension”, because attempting such a thing would require at least an observer to be fired, and as far as I know, that’s not possible as long as the model is not “open,” and since the warning dialog box is present, then the model isn’t active.
I could be wrong, but I think it’s practically impossible.
You could try running a small OS-level application, but that’s not something I’d recommend for security and stability reasons.
I wouldn’t trust any of the “auto-clickers” out there, and I’d trust anything AI-based even less.
AI can pose massive security issues if you don’t consistently build guardrails into your code generation.
Even with SketchUp extensions (which overall have a very low vulnerability risk), AI consistently breaks security best practices if you don’t check frequently.
If a security breach happens not with a “harmless” SketchUp extension, but with a tool that takes over your mouse at the OS level to automatically click (and you’ll have to whitelist it in your antivirus program for it to work, since it will surely be blocked as a keylogger or something if you don’t), then you have a security flaw created by AI, which you’ve granted full permission to bypass your antivirus program and has complete access to your input/output devices.
What could possibly go wrong? 
perhaps it’s possible to wibecode something
That would utililuze this
In batch mode
Question: Was the version of Sketchup 2021 compared between the old device and the new device?
IE was it Sketchup 2021.0, Sketchup 2021.1, Sketchup 2021.1.332, etc., and was that was what installed on the new device?
Or did you literally “transfer/clone” your existing install with all its extensions etc using a third party transfer program as opposed to transferring the license and installing with the executable from the Sketchup website (And going through the painstaking process of setting back up all your extensions)?
This is all compiled, not opensource, no API, no CLI..
I hardly doubt that is possible to do something like that, but for sure is not easy to “vibecode” what you describe.
I would rather have a look into this and see if that can help.