Any solution for "unexpected end-of-file encountered" on CS5 and macOS 10.7.4

[mtucker508]

Using Mac 10.7.4 and CS5 Extended on an Imac 27.

Today, working on a large file PSD suffix and Photoshop froze. and when I restarted i got "unexpected end of file " error message on the file i was working on, but on several other files also in that folder.

Has anyone found a solution to this? Can you rebuild or restore the file in any way?

The file shows on the hard drive now as 118.6 megs. The files show up in Bridge, but with small Previews.

[post is from 2012 — versions added]

[thinh24418860yai6]

Can confirm works as of may 12, 2022
Give this man a medal.

[Orlando29227208ueur]

Apr-19-2023, and this solution is still working. Thank you!

[trishad40545428]

Since this just happened to me, sometimes there is a temp file you can track down, mine didn't have one. Like said above, I was able to open the file in illustrator and salvage some of the content there. Depending on your file layout, you could probably salvage a lot. I was using smart objects so everything ended up being flattened. But if you don't use smart objects and you only need to get your png files back, it would work for that.

[Jun Steed]

I found a Fix myself too. Its simply open and safe it in Paint Tool Sai.

The error occur as i put my laptop to sleep while Photoshop is opened.

[SoloTraceur]

I just opened the PSD file with Illustrator and just exported it straight back out as a new PSD with all layers and editable text enabled.

Worked a charm.

[chrostin]

Guys I solved this issue by reinstall to 32bit version.

Nothing else worked, not even reinstalling Windows.

[lorrainec60381207]

what app did you have to reinstall?  lightroom?

[charlotteg88068233]

This just happened to me. I called support and they weren't able to fix the problem. I tried opening it in illustrator and exporting to PSD, that didn't work. My file is as the other person mentioned "hosed."

[keithb48076049]

Open file in Microsoft Paint and save as .png works a treat

[rexdgn]

The file might not be the problem

I got the same error and after I tried to open Photoshop without opening a file and I was getting the same error.

After uninstalling photoshop (removing the preferences too) and then reinstalling everything got fixed.

[Shepherd4]

Downloaded and ran Java for Mac OS 2017-001 installer. Solves the smart-layer error and issues with Illustrator CS6 not starting.

[ashishraw]

Hello, I had also faced the same problem many times, but today I came here to find any solution that could help but all in vain. Then I started to tried open the curroupt file in all softwares one by one. Then Jackpot, the said file opened in corel photopaint and then I export my file again in PSD and you know what all the layers and colors were as previous. 🙂 🙂 

[Daniel228901460vhq]

Thank you very much for pointing this method too!!! I tried the Illustrator one and the layers were gone, saw your tip and it worked for me pretty well, lost only tree layers but for the most part the file was all there. So, people lost in despair as I was, give a try on this method and don't waste any time with third party recovery software or the useless temp files.

[MarcMav3n]

If you are on Windows 10, you can open the corrupted psd files using AutoDesk Sketch Pad. After being opened, you can export the file into PSD file again, and problem solved!

[Brian C5DFC]

After never having any luck retrieving a PSD file when this happens -- I randomly opened a file in Illustrator. And it was there! There was only one layer that was corrupted. All the rest were intact. All I had to do was save it as a PDF and then open it in photoshop. Still had some work I had to do on it afterwards, but it saved me a ton of time. 

[rajivl89065504]

The best solution is download and open the PSD file in Adobe Ilustrater. Export and save the file as PSD format and now you will be able to open the corrupted PSD file in Photoshop. This worked for me.

[phébé0D4E]

An other solution:

I was about to give up as nothing worked for me (even a windows back up) but i finally try to download krita and it worked!! Everything is here: all my layers! i saved as psd and succeded to open it on photoshop with everything ok!

[lanied116]

INDEED! Thank you for saying this. I've invest way too much in Adobe over the last 15 yrs to have this much trouble THIS often with Photoshop. 

[Emma23976064eqz9]

Im very late to this, but I found a solution. Files > left click the file > then "Version history". Here I found my past saves and was able to recover the save I did before I exited photoshop, everything was intact. I don't make multiple files so this is what helped me!

[Ahmad2255637913t7]

I had this problem today, then I tried to upload on photopea and it's helped.

[Catherine Singer]

If you happen to have the new M1 chip in your mac laptop, set your Bridge to Open in Rosetta by going into your applications folder, finding Photoshop 2023/"right click" on Info/check off Open in Rosetta.