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johanvanderkolk
Participant
August 10, 2006
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Error -"Sorry we can't open this document in Adobe XD" or Error 47 while opening the cloud document.

  • August 10, 2006
  • 53 replies
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Hello

 

If i will open a document from the cloud in XD i get this message:

Sorry we can't open this document.

 

Its a very important document for school. Who can help me?

 

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Correct answer erik-nl

In case anybody needs a real fix, instead of the Adobe responses that don't work:

If you get error 47 after your computer has crashed, there most likely is a corrupt version of your file stored locally. I tried clearing temp files and all other suggestions, but couldn't get it fixed.

What did fix it in the end, was going to the CC Desktop app, and into your files. Locate the file that won't open, right click on it and select "make available online only". Now when you open the file it is pulled from the Cloud, and not the corrupt copy on your disk.

Hope that helps.

53 replies

Participant
April 1, 2021

Hello.
A few weeks ago I decided to clean up all projects. Created folders, cleaned up intermediate files, grouped designs by files. Everything worked.
Updated several times.
Now the question of the presentation of the portfolio arose. And I cannot open documents. It just says "Sorry, we could not open this document", and that's it.
The job seems to be lost. What to do?

Thanks in advance.
Sincerely, Bogdanov I.A.

 

 

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italosan
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 2, 2021

Hi, where are your projects saved? Cloud, external peripherals or on your computer?

Participant
April 3, 2021

In cloud.

user10881700
Known Participant
March 24, 2021

Hello everyone. My team recently upgraded to Adobe XD 37.1.32. I know this is not the latest and greatest.  Since upgrading the team has sporadically been experiencing this same issue getting the message that a document can't be opened. Some team members can open and others can't.

 

Our files are quite large and shared amongst at least 50 team members, so constantly having to save down locally and then reshare to 50 people each time someone has an issue is not efficient for us. And also rolling back to previous versions means losing people's work.

 

One thing to note is that our other Adobe apps are still on cc20. Could this be causing an issue? We do share content with XD from other apps like PS & AI. Just a thought.

 

Thanks,

Inspiring
March 16, 2021

Received the error message text in the subject line "Sorry, we can't open this document"

 

This gives absolutely zero context as to what might be the issue... also considering the document was created on the same computer and account I'm trying to access it from... any help here would be greatly apprectiated. 

Rishabh_Tiwari
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 16, 2021

Hi there,

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Could you please try the suggestion shared here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-xd/error-quot-sorry-we-can-t-open-this-document-in-adobe-xd-quot-or-error-47-while-opening-the-cloud/m-p/11868590

 

Let us know if this helps or if you need any further assistance.

 

Regards

Rishabh

Inspiring
March 16, 2021

@Rishabh_Tiwari thanks for suggestion.

I ended up quiting (log-out/log-in) to CC and rebooting mac and it resolved the issue... still not clear what the problem was from the error msg but that fixed it for me and I can access the file now.

Participating Frequently
March 11, 2021

There's a service that fixes corrupted and outdated files, you can check it out here: https://xd2sketch.com/open-xd-file-old-corrupted

Participant
March 9, 2021

It's almost been 2 years(!!!) since this thread was started and the issue still has not been fixed for me. None of the suggestions in the thread work for me either, since I still need to collaborate and would rather not start a new document every time this bug occurs, which is every few days..

Participant
March 22, 2021

AGREED! I have had this happen a couple times in the last month. Unacceptable. I can download the file locally and open it just fine. Clearly opening XD files from the cloud has a critical bug.

Participant
March 3, 2021

Every time I try to open a file that had a design I need to show a client or developer the file keeps crashing. How am I supposed to rely on a software that keeps crashing at any given time. The cloud service is of no help either

Rishabh_Tiwari
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 3, 2021

Hi there,

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Could you please try the suggestions shared here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-xd/error-quot-sorry-we-can-t-open-this-document-in-adobe-xd-quot-or-error-47-while-opening-the-cloud/m-p/10415491#M13086

 

Let us know if this helps or if you need any further assistance.

 

Regards

Rishabh

Participant
December 20, 2020

My computer shut down while working with XD.
I turned XD back on. The XD file is not opened. Error 47
I went into assets.adobe.com.
There is a file record. But there is no information about size, width, height.
I clicked on the history link.
It shows "Cannot load document history".

Rishabh_Tiwari
Community Manager
Community Manager
December 21, 2020

Hi Omer,

 

We're so sorry to hear about the trouble. Please try the suggestions shared here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-xd/error-quot-sorry-we-can-t-open-this-document-in-adobe-xd-quot-or-error-47-while-opening-the-cloud/m-p/10415491?page=1#M13086

 

Let us know if that helps or if you need any further assistance.

 

Regards

Rishabh

Participant
December 2, 2020

Hey guys, have you ever found the solution for "Sorry, we can't open this document". I've followed the suggestion from @Atul_Saini but it won't work.

 

It's already end of 2020 mates, this problem should be solved. Please hire someone from figma or sketch to fix this issue. It looks like a half cook product. 

 

PencilmanTM
Participant
November 17, 2020

Hi XDers,

I have found that restarting my computer is usually enough to fix this. 

Participant
November 12, 2020

I am trying to open my Adobe XD files, but it is not letting me. I get this error message (error 47). Can I get some help on how to fix this. It will be much appreciated. Thank you very much.

Rishabh_Tiwari
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 12, 2020

Hi there,

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Could you please try the suggestion shared here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-xd/error-quot-sorry-we-can-t-open-this-document-in-adobe-xd-quot-or-error-47-while-opening-the-cloud/m-p/10415491?page=1#M13086

 

In case if this doesn't help, please share a few more details like:

 

  1. The version of XD and the Operating System.
  2. Is it happening only with Cloud document or local or both?
  3. Are you connected to a private network or a managed network like a work network?

 

Regards

Rishabh