I can't open pages files from USB and iCloud due to : "The necessary file index.xml is missing".

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I can't open pages files from USB and iCloud due to : "The necessary file index.xml is missing".

I can't open pages files from USB and iCloud due to : "The necessary file index.xml is missing". Original file is written on iMac (2014) and saved to an USB stick and then transferred till macBook Pro (2009, Yosemite) for editing. Then I shared the files by iCloud but I am not able to open them on iMac again. Niether can I use the USB stick to transfer the edited files back. I'm running Pages '09 4,1 (923) on the macBook and Pges 5.5.2 (2120) on the iMac.

Håkan

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 24, 2015 6:09 AM

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Answer 1

keg55

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Feb 24, 2015 9:04 AM in response to håkan221

Save the Pages file from your iMac to a Pages '09 format. Use File / Export To. Then try to open it on your Macbook.

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håkan221 Author

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Feb 24, 2015 9:11 AM in response to keg55

I get it but it was the other way around - from macBook to iMac. Would you suggest that I upgrade my iMac to Pages 5 in order to get the two units compatible?

H

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keg55

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Feb 24, 2015 9:43 AM in response to håkan221

Personally, I would use Pages '09 v4.3 on both Macs.

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Answer 4

Feb 24, 2015 9:46 AM in response to håkan221

Only Pages '08 or '09 documents use the index.xml internal file format. Thus, any Pages v5 document that you attempt to open in an earlier Pages version will produce that missing index.xml file message.

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Answer 5

Feb 24, 2015 1:05 PM in response to håkan221

Pages 5.5.2 is extremely incompatible with even other Macs let alone the vast majority of PC and MsWord users out there, so not a good idea to leap into the fire with both eyes shut.

After having done that to the first Pages 5 files, Apple has repeatedly done it to even the most minor point updates. Apple can't even anticipate its own erratic changes let alone what everyone else needs doing.

Peter

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