In the Save Options dialog, select the Always Create Backup option, and then click the OK button.Ħ. On the Tools menu, click the General Options item.Ĥ. At the bottom of the Save As dialog, click the Tools pick list button.ģ. Click File > Save As and then click the Browse button on the Save As page.Ģ. If you are able to get the project repaired, then open it and try the following:ġ. Microsoft Project has a feature that will automatically make a backup copy of your project when you save it. Note, if you happened to send your file to someone, perhaps you can retrieve that as a 'backup'. If you have no such backup, I'm afraid the your only option is to start over. I know some do exist but I have no personal experience about how well they work.Īs an alternate, You'll have to search for the last saved backup that will open and go from there. If the above methods do not help, you could search the internet for third party applications that claim to recover damaged Project files. I suggest you try methods 1 and 3 in the following Wiki article: If you are able to create, save and re-open a new file, it appears Project is working okay so as you suspect, the problem is with your file itself. Saving remotely can result in corruption if there is any glitch on the network during the save process. Say you saved it 'normally' but didn't say where (i.e.
