topic cannot read plan file Archicad 23 in Installation & update

cannot read plan file Archicad 23

busera — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 07:23:47 GMT

I was using Archicad 23, I had removed it from the laptop before. .bak file was giving an error I changed the .bak file extension to .pln file, it gives an error that the plan file cannot be read, what should I do now?

Re: cannot read plan file Archicad 23

Mahmoud Qenawi — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:38:13 GMT

Read this helpful guide prepared by @mtron and edited by @Rubia Torres

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-Management-articles/File-Damage-or-Corruption-Troubleshooting-Guide/ta-p/304096

Re: cannot read plan file Archicad 23

Lingwisyer — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:17:48 GMT

.bak? Not .bpn?

Are not .bak files only generated during the save process and removed after? If AC died mid save I would assume that the .bak file would be incomplete and hence most likely unreadable...

Ling.

Re: cannot read plan file Archicad 23

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:33:06 GMT

I agree with Lingwisyer, a BAK file is not an Archicad Project Backup, you need to look for a file with the same name as your project and having the BPN extension.