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Can't open Keynote 09 file

I have a file, created in Keynote 09, that I cannot open anymore. I receive the message "Unable to open 'filename' because it isn't a valid keynote document". Same message when double-clicking the file or from the Open... menu. I suspect the file is corrupted as Keynote 09 was behaving strangely when I was editing it (very slow operations). I saved the file and restarted Keynote and that's when the file wouldn't open anymore. I restarted the Mac (MacBook Pro, unibody) and still no luck. I made a copy of the file in the Finder successfully, but I get the same message with the copy. The file can be viewed in QuickLook just fine.
Is there a file repair utility for Keynote 09?

Cheers,
Bill

Message was edited by: Bill Clarke

MacBook Pro 15" unibody, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Feb 2, 2009 1:45 AM

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Feb 2, 2009 1:45 PM in response to Bill Clarke

Hi Bill - This is the same message I would get if I was trying to launch a Keynote 09 document using Keynote 08. It's quite possible the icon on your dock might be pointing to the Keynote 08 app if it's still on your machine, as the installer for iWork 09 does not remove the iWork 08 folder.

Hope this is it - otherwise, there is no repair utility that I know of.

Feb 19, 2009 11:11 AM in response to Pels

I am having the same problem, using the iWork 09 trial. Everything was working fine, saved the file, shut down my system and went to my meeting.

Imagine my shock when I couldn't open my presentation just minutes before I had to present!

If this isn't patched soon, there is no way I'm buying iWork!

Mar 4, 2009 2:27 PM in response to Bill Clarke

It is not a Keynote 08 problem - I removed Keynote 08 and I tried opening the file in Keynote 09 from the File->Open menu. I even tried using a hex editor to see if I could find where the corruption might be from comparing with non-corrupt files - no luck.

I had to cancel my lecture (which was the next morning) and recreate the presentation from scratch - a big pain.

I've been using Keynote 09 since my original problem (Feb 2) without a problem - until just now. Another lecture to give - this time the day after tomorrow. The presentation file will not open with the same error message. I think I may have an earlier version backed up with Time Machine in my office, I'll have to check tomorrow to see how much work I'll have to do to get the lecture redone.

This is a REAL problem - I hope Apple will fix it soon!

Can't open Keynote 09 file

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