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.bak doesn't open after changing file extension to .dwg

kdacostaZZD8D
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.bak doesn't open after changing file extension to .dwg

kdacostaZZD8D
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I was working on a file in Autocad 2016 and saved it.  Then after, I downloaded AutoCAD 2022 and tried to open the file.  The previous changes were not saved.  So I went to look for the .bak file and it was not there.  I then opened AutoCAD 2016 and then checked the Autosave location for the .bak file and found it.  I changed the extension to .dwg, but it will not open in either 2016 or 2022.  In the recent documents, I can see the thumbnail of the file and can see that the changes I want are in there, but I cannot open the file.  What is the issue here?

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kdacostaZZD8D
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Booked a call with a Tech and they simply opened it in document recovery and it worked.  

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rkmcswain
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I wonder if that when you renamed it @kdacostaZZD8D - if you did not have file extensions visible - in that case, what actually happened is the file went from "mydrawing.bak" to "mydrawing.dwg.bak".

 

If you enable file extensions, you will see/check on that.

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