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Inspiring
Feb 16, 2021 9:36 PM UTC
Question

"After Effects cannot open files in the “After Effects Project” format." ?!?

Lately I've been getting this annoying popup when trying to open an .aep from Finder:

 

I have to go into Ae and "File>Open..." from there.
Anyone else have this? Is there a fix?

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Participant
Oct 28, 2025 8:43 AM UTC

Please help

 

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nishu_kush
Legend
Oct 28, 2025 5:39 PM UTC

Looks like the project has been corrupted. Sorry about that. I can try opening it if you can send it to me. Feel free to share via DM if you prefer not to share it publicly.

 


Thanks,
Nishu

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Participant
Oct 28, 2025 7:22 PM UTC

Yes, I am sharing plz check and if you have any idea plz let me know 

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nishu_kush
Legend
Feb 19, 2021 11:02 PM UTC

Hi Judge0,

 

Thanks for reaching out.

It could be related to the user account permissions. Please try the steps mentioned in the following article: https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/repair-disk-permissions-running-disk.html

Let us know if it helps.

 

Thanks,

Nishu

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