# Unexpected File Format SU 2024 SKP and SKB file can’t open, HELP!

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unexpected-file-format-su-2024-skp-and-skb-file-can-t-open-help/271800>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [May 7, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unexpected-file-format-su-2024-skp-and-skb-file-can-t-open-help/271800 "2024-05-07T05:30:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![pyc88888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@pyc88888](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/pyc88888)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unexpected-file-format-su-2024-skp-and-skb-file-can-t-open-help/271800/1 "2024-05-07T05:30:36Z")

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Hi, my skp file has been corrupted i am using sup 2024. Can anyone assist me on this? I have the skb file but it is still the same unexpected file format. Thank you. I really hope the file can be restored.  
[pyc88888.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/yuoRHIoibAEL6OOp17xm82aA58Q.skp) (2.0 MB)

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**Author:** ![paddyclown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paddyclown/32/192339_2.png) [@paddyclown](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paddyclown)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unexpected-file-format-su-2024-skp-and-skb-file-can-t-open-help/271800/2 "2024-05-07T09:31:55Z")

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the skp certainly doesn’t open, can you post the .skb ?

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**Author:** ![pyc88888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@pyc88888](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/pyc88888)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unexpected-file-format-su-2024-skp-and-skb-file-can-t-open-help/271800/3 "2024-05-09T01:53:10Z")

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Thank you for your attention. I tried the SKb file but it didn’t work.

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**Author:** ![paddyclown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paddyclown/32/192339_2.png) [@paddyclown](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paddyclown)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unexpected-file-format-su-2024-skp-and-skb-file-can-t-open-help/271800/4 "2024-05-10T21:23:40Z")

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Sorry to hear that… Hope you didn’t lose too much work…