So I went to save some space on my mac, and as this file was a shared file using gmail i figured i'd upload it to the google cloud... I deleted it from my mac.
I then went to open it in Google Drive and it's now no longer a file, it's a folder with multiple files/folders in it... Then when i download it back from the google drive to my mac, it won't open!
Please help!
iMac, OS X 10.11
Is it a folder with files like this in it:
If so, put .numbers on the end of the folder name to turn it back into a numbers file.
If you take a numbers file and replace the .numbers extension with .zip then unzip it you will get a folder that looks like in the screenshot. If you put .numbers onto the end of the folder name it will become a Numbers file again.
Is it a folder with files like this in it:
If so, put .numbers on the end of the folder name to turn it back into a numbers file.
If you take a numbers file and replace the .numbers extension with .zip then unzip it you will get a folder that looks like in the screenshot. If you put .numbers onto the end of the folder name it will become a Numbers file again.
Argh. The Index folder has the actual spreadsheet but it is stored as a bunch of iwa files that are a compressed file that iWork apps use. The error message doesn't provide much of a clue but I find that if I delete any of the little files in the Index folder I get a "damaged and can't be opened" message. I can delete everything else and it will open. So your problem may be something else.
If the file is not personal or sensitive and you don't mind sharing, I can try to take a look at it. Chances are slim I'll figure anything out but I'll try if you want. I put my email address in my bio for a short time. I don't know if it will get removed or not but I will remove it myself shortly. Click on my name to go to my profile.
May be too late for this particular document but you may have better luck after experimenting with File > Advanced > Change File Type.
Numbers, of course, is designed to work best with iCloud Drive, not Google Drive, but maybe changing the file type will do the trick.
SG
Yep, same as the above... Can move it back and forth from .zip to .numbers...
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However once with the extension of .numbers, when opening it comes up with the following error:
I'm assuming that when uploading it to google drive it's lost some of it's contents...
My numbers file uploaded to google drive now won't open.
