SketchUp Pro trial expired!

I recently tried the free SketchUp Pro trial, but don’t feel I need it.

Now that my trial is over I cannot open any of my files in the free 2017 sketch up program I was using before.

How can I open and use these files? When I try to open any files it tells me the file was created in a newer version of sketch up. I was even saving most of the files down just in case this happened. Even files I didn’t use during the trial aren’t opening in the older free version! Please Help! I have lost so many files!

For that purpose, you could use the Eneroth3 plugin called Open Newer Version from here.
https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/eneroth-open-newer-version

Or upload your files to the 3D warehouse, then download them in v2017.

John should have you sorted out but in the future, it would be wise when trialing a new version of software to save the file back to the previous version you have so that you’ll be able to open it without any gymnastics.

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