SketchUp 2025 - Failed to open document after sudden power failure (100% completed client project)

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Hi everyone,

I need urgent help.

I was working on a 100% completed client project in SketchUp 2025 when my PC suddenly lost power due to an electricity outage.

After restarting, both files are no longer opening.

Error:
“Failed to open document.”

Project details:
• SketchUp Version: 2025
• Main file: office.skp (58 MB)
• Backup file: office.skb (58 MB)
• Both files show the same error.
• I have already tried renaming .skb to .skp.
• No usable autosave or recovered file was found.

This is a completed client project, so I would really appreciate any help recovering the model.

Thank you.

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Share the files so we can see if there’s any fix for them. Upload them to DropBox or another file sharing service and provide the links.

So you have a current SketchUp subscription? Were you by any chance also saving backups to Trimble Connect?

Please correct your forum profile. “2025” is not an operating system and “8gb” is not a graphics card model.

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Do you use TimeMachine or whatever the equivalent backup software for Windows is?

Have you tried opening it in 2026?