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ashllynda
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Q: I updated Pages and now I can't open old pages docs! How do I retrieve that?

I updated all my iWork applications including Pages and now old docs in Pages won't open saying The required index.xml file is missing.

I have lost some irreplaceable docs.  How do I retrieve them?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Apr 2, 2014 1:25 PM

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ashllynda

Q: I updated Pages and now I can't open old pages docs! How do I retrieve that?

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Apr 2, 2014 1:29 PM in response to ashllynda
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    Apr 2, 2014 1:29 PM in response to ashllynda

    The old iWork apps are still on your Mac and you can still use the old versions to still open your older iWork documents.

  • by ashllynda,

    ashllynda ashllynda Apr 2, 2014 1:37 PM in response to MichelPM
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    Apr 2, 2014 1:37 PM in response to MichelPM

    No, it won't open even with the old AP.  I can see it in its old form but when I click "open" I get the same message that the index.xml file is missing.

  • by PeterBreis0807,

    PeterBreis0807 PeterBreis0807 Apr 2, 2014 5:11 PM in response to ashllynda
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    Apr 2, 2014 5:11 PM in response to ashllynda

    You have 2 versions of Pages on your Mac.

     

    Pages 5.2 is in your Applications folder.

     

    Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.

     

    You are alternately opening the wrong versions.

     

    Pages '09/'08 can not open Pages 5 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.

     

    Pages 5.2 can open Pages '09 files but may damage/alter them. It can not open Pages '08 files at all.

     

    Once opened and saved in Pages 5 the Pages '09 files can not be opened in Pages '09.

     

    Anything that is saved to iCloud is also converted to Pages 5 files.

     

    All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.

     

    Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.

     

    Apple has removed over 90 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs:

     

    http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=3527487677f0c 6fa05b6297cd00f8eb9&mforum=iworktipsntrick

     

    Peter

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Apr 2, 2014 6:13 PM in response to PeterBreis0807
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    Apr 2, 2014 6:13 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

    How do you know how many versions and what versions of iWork the OP has?

    The OP hssn't mentioned any of this info.

  • by PeterBreis0807,

    PeterBreis0807 PeterBreis0807 Apr 2, 2014 6:34 PM in response to MichelPM
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    Apr 2, 2014 6:34 PM in response to MichelPM
    The required index.xml file is missing.

     

    Sometimes this is due to a corrupted file but lately it is due to users trying to open Pages 5 files with Pages '09.

     

    When you update to Pages 5, the older Pages just gets moved.

     

    All as I stated in my prior post.

     

    Peter