Error: Not a valid MAX file

[Msamir]

I've been working a file for about a week now and today suddenly when I was trying to merge some objects from that file to another one I got this error then another window turned about saying File Open Failed and then the path of the file, any idea whats going on or how can i recover that file ?

Thanks in advance

[Camby1298]

In the past Ive had this probelm come up as well when working along with companies in China. The files I received from China were named in Manderain so I had to rename them and the textures files and move them to a folder that wasnt named in Manderain either. So Im not sure about your files but and I found that if I moved the file to a location that can be pathed it opened just fine. Hope that works.

[Msamir]

Didnt work, I tried to merge the objects from the file to a new one but that didnt work either, gave me the same error, the strange thing is that the file size is still the same before it made that error !

[Bugga_Guy]

Has the file been been saved in a newer version of max and then tried to merge/open in a older version? Can you recoever your work from your autosaved files?

[anvaraziz]

move the file to another location like desktop n give a try,,,

[Msamir]

Has the file been been saved in a newer version of max and then tried to merge/open in a older version? Can you recoever your work from your autosaved files?

 

No, We're using Max 9 at work we dont have any newer version, the file just decided not to work when I tried to open it !

I'll try the autosaved files.

 

@Anvar: I tried copying the file to another location and still didnt work.