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Plus_Fun5692
Dec 1, 2025 1:24 PM UTC
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After Effects error: missing data in file ( 33 :: 4 )

I'm getting this error in After Effects and I have no idea what else to try. I've already tried recovering it in every possible way and nothing worked. My PC froze and I had to restart it, but the project was still open, and when I booted back up this error popped up. I can’t afford to lose this project — I’ve put five days of work into it.

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Plus_Fun5692Author
Dec 1, 2025 1:57 PM UTC

"I created it in After Effects 2021 and tried opening it again in After Effects 2020. I even tried launching it in the 2019 version, but nothing worked."

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nishu_kush
nishu_kush
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Dec 1, 2025 5:51 PM UTC

Sorry to hear about the issue.

Opening a 2021 project in an older version won't work unless you save it for the previous version from 2021. If you can, share the project file with me so that I can try opening it on my end, but I can not promise that it'll work. Feel free to share it via DM.

Moving this thread from Bugs to Discussions for troubleshooting.


Thanks,
Nishu

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Plus_Fun5692Author
Dec 1, 2025 7:59 PM UTC

I'm sending it to you this way.

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