Copy the file (yes, make a copy) and name the file something like x.zip
See if the file can be opened. ODT files are stored in a ZIP format so you should be able to see the files. If the file cannot be opened as a ZIP then the file is likely not recoverable. If you are able to open the ZIP file then you at least know that something is correct with the file. Note that some data can be recovered directly from the ZIP file but it is not a pleasant nor a fast solution. If the file is NOT sensative (but I suspect that it is) you can directly send me an email with the file off list and I can take a peek at the file for you. Note that the first thing that I will do, however, is to make a copy with a ZIP file extension and see if I can unzip the file; something that you can likely do yourself. Also take a look at the file length. Finally, and I should have asked this first, any chance you have a backup of the file? If your file is named something like "bob.odt", in that same directory is there another file that starts with the name bob? That might be instructive. On Monday, February 27, 2023 15:35 EST, Sílvia Ribeiro <silvianribe...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, Just say that cannot be open. The file is so important. Thank you A seg, 27 de fev de 2023, 18:29, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> escreveu: > On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:25:38 +0000 > Sílvia Ribeiro <silvianribe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Good afternoon, > > > > I need help, I have an *.odt file > > that cannot be opened, with very important content, do you have any > > suggestions to eventually repair any hypothesis that I still need to > > test, thank you. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Silvia > > When you try to open the file, is there any error message?; does it > display onscreen full of ## or other characters, sometimes ???? characters. > > -- > Rory O'Farrell >
