# PLEASE HELP! My skp file got corrupted i guess. whn i am opening it it shows "This does not appear to be a SketchUp model!" **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** error, sketchup, file-corruption\ **Created:** [July 16, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880 "2025-07-16T05:18:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tikenvisual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tikenvisual](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tikenvisual)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/1 "2025-07-16T05:18:11Z")
[BEDROOMS 03\_ SHIG.zip](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/60G0mQhX6SJfIoApLzeaqBQsChd.zip) (295.8 KB) ---
**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/70101_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/2 "2025-07-16T05:35:15Z")
That file is filled with zeros, it’s completely empty. Look for a file with the same name in the same folder, but that has a file extension of SKB instead of SKP. If you find that file, change its name and the extension, so that it ends with .skp. Try opening the file after you renamed it. ---
**Author:** ![tikenvisual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tikenvisual](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tikenvisual)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/3 "2025-07-16T11:15:24Z")
Thankyou for your response. I tried to rename the skb file to skp but its showing “failed to open document” ---
**Author:** ![tikenvisual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tikenvisual](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tikenvisual)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/4 "2025-07-16T11:17:44Z")
![Screenshot (164)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/8/f848548cc510721211415ae017f444d17d8443d3.png) but here these selected file is showing sizes. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/5 "2025-07-16T11:50:39Z")
> [@tikenvisual](#): > > but here these selected file is showing sizes. It’s all zeroes, though. ---
**Author:** ![tikenvisual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tikenvisual](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tikenvisual)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/6 "2025-07-16T12:01:30Z")
that means i have lost the file? 🥲 ---
**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:** [July 16, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/7 "2025-07-16T12:03:19Z")
Yes, unfortunately. Where were you saving the file while working on it? ---
**Author:** ![tikenvisual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tikenvisual](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tikenvisual)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/8 "2025-07-16T12:06:50Z")
In this same folder. ah! my badluck. Thanks anyway. 👍 ---
**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:** [July 16, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/9 "2025-07-16T12:11:41Z")
> [@tikenvisual](#): > > In this same folder. Where is that folder? On OneDrive? An external USB drive? An internal drive? Did you experience a power failure while you were working? Your profile shows you are using SketchUp 2025 so you have a Pro or Studio subscription, right? That includes unlimited storage on Trimble Connect. You should save your files on an internal drive and also save a copy to Trimble Connect so you have backups available. ---
**Author:** ![tikenvisual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tikenvisual](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tikenvisual)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/10 "2025-07-16T12:23:10Z")
its an internal drive. yes my power cutoff during working on this file. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/11 "2025-07-16T12:37:20Z")
> [@tikenvisual](#): > > yes my power cutoff during working on this file. Others have wound up with corrupted files because of this. Saving frequently and also saving to your Trimble Connect storage would help to prevent a total loss of work in a case like this. If power interruptions are a common occurrence you should also invest in a UPS so your computer isn’t affected without warning. Then if the power does go out, immediately save and shut things down properly until the power comes on again. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/12 "2025-07-16T12:39:08Z")
> [@tikenvisual](#): > > my power cutoff during working on this file. This would have been relevant info in your original post. ---
**Author:** ![tikenvisual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tikenvisual](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tikenvisual)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/please-help-my-skp-file-got-corrupted-i-guess-whn-i-am-opening-it-it-shows-this-does-not-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/334880/13 "2025-07-17T08:03:26Z")
Ok. Noted. Thanks everyone.