After Effects file won't. Just stays loading forever!!!!

Report · Jul 10, 2021

I'm using the 2021 After Effects version on an macOs Big Sur and my file just won't open anymore. I've tried uninstalling and installing. I've tried clearing all my cache, I tried a code on the terminal app. I don't know what to do anymore.

After Effects will still launch normally if I just click on the app, but it will not open the file i'm working on or the auto saves either. It just stays loading forever. And I'm losing a client because of this.

Anyone knows a solution??

Report · Jul 10, 2021

Unfortunately there is no solution. The file is very likely botched beyond recovery. There's simply no way to magically reconstruct AE data once it has been damaged. That's why it's always a good idea to save incremental copies/ backups.

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