Downloaded solidworks files will not open

According to Murphy's Law, file corruption will occur shortly before a deadline. Nobody wants to redo work they've already done with the clock bearing down on them. If an assembly won't open the problem is most likely an individual component of that assembly.

To fix it, first we must figure out which one it is. Give it a shot! The tool attempts to identify damaged segments, remove them and save a copy of the original. If damaged components were removed, the repaired assembly will open without them. You can take it from there. If you have Auto-recover and Backup options enabled, and the corruption happened recently, you may be in luck. Make sure you have the Windows File Explorer set to view hidden items so you can browse to those paths.

Click to enlarge. If Auto Repair fails and a backup copy is either not available, too out of date or also corrupt, all is not lost. We have yet more tools at our disposal. My favorite way of finding a corrupt component is by creating a troubleshooting configuration from the Open dialog box. Use the following procedure:. If the base component loaded successfully, work your way down the tree resolving components until you find one that fails. If it's a subassembly, repeat this procedure on that file to narrow down which component is corrupt.

If you find a corrupt part, you can remove it from the assembly and replace it as you see fit. Only the bare minimum component data is loaded in memory, just enough for the assembly to be displayed and examined.

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As an additional note, if you are installing from a DVD and files are missing, the Installation Manager will automatically download the required files. These will be saved to your local drive as the DVD is not writable. It may indicate that the full 5GB service pack must be downloaded again as none of the existing files are on your local drive.

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