# This doesn't appear to be a sketchup model! **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** sketchup\ **Created:** [November 10, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877 "2023-11-10T20:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mimarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mimarch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mimarch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/1 "2023-11-10T20:41:29Z")
My skp file that I saved from disk cannot be opened with the error “This file does not appear to be an skp file”. I don’t have the skb version. The file size is 145 MB, so the file is full but I can’t see it. Please help. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlyAaron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/theonlyaaron/32/9436_2.png) [@TheOnlyAaron](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TheOnlyAaron)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/2 "2023-11-10T20:41:52Z")
You will have to share the file before anyone can look at it… ---
**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:** [November 10, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/3 "2023-11-10T20:44:25Z")
Your profile says you are using SketchUp for Schools which is web based. Is that correct? > [@mimarch](#): > > I don’t have the skb version. Where did the .skb file go? ---
**Author:** ![mimarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mimarch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mimarch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/4 "2023-11-10T20:56:21Z")
ı dont know.probably could not be recovered from external disk ---
**Author:** ![mimarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mimarch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mimarch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/6 "2023-11-10T21:01:25Z")
> **[29 mayıs render 11.skp](https://wetransfer.com/downloads/62d5dbbab160087d24b9eda8cc4ec82e20231110205936/ef0543)** > > 1 file sent via WeTransfer, the simplest way to send your files around the world ---
**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:** [November 10, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/7 "2023-11-10T21:09:53Z")
Looks like about half the file is zeroes. If it’s a model you need you will probably have to start over. DON"T save and work on the file on an external drive. ---
**Author:** ![mimarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mimarch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mimarch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/8 "2023-11-10T21:11:09Z")
Do I have a chance to save it? I can’t start over. Can I get as much as I can? ---
**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:** [November 10, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/9 "2023-11-10T21:13:09Z")
I doubt it. @colin might be able to look at it and get something but I sure wuoldn’t be holding my breath based on what I’ve seen of it. ---
**Author:** ![mimarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mimarch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mimarch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/10 "2023-11-10T21:15:43Z")
Can you send me the file you have? ---
**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:** [November 10, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/11 "2023-11-10T21:18:12Z")
It’s the same as what you have. You modeled once, you should be able to do it again. ---
**Author:** ![mimarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mimarch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mimarch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/12 "2023-11-10T21:21:41Z")
What you don’t understand is that I did this 3 years ago so I don’t remember some of the details. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/13 "2023-11-10T21:23:17Z")
I’m afraid you don’t understand that it’s not likely at all that anything useful can be recovered. ---
**Author:** ![mimarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mimarch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mimarch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/14 "2023-11-10T21:24:22Z")
I saw some files were recovered with the same error ---
**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:** [November 10, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/15 "2023-11-10T21:24:55Z")
Not when they are half-filled with zeroes. ---
**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/266703_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/this-doesnt-appear-to-be-a-sketchup-model/247877/16 "2023-11-13T16:32:09Z")
I was offline for most of the weekend. The file you gave is not a SketchUp file. Don’t know what kind it is. Look in the same folder to see if you have a 29 mayıs render 11.skb file for us to look at.