Corrupt file
There is a chance you will find a backup copy of your file on your hard drive. I am going to show you the Windows path, if you are using a MAC, there is a similar path but I am not sure how to find it since I only use Windows.
Open up file explorer and go to the following path shown in the screen capture below. (read on below graphic).
The first red arrow will be replaced with your Windows log-in name, which should be the one you use to run Fusion 360 also. The second red arrow is a nasty looking series of numbers and letters. You may see a couple of these at this level, select the folder that has the latest date. When you get to the folder "F" you will see a variety of files with very long names. In the graphic below I indicate with the right hand arrow the file extension you are looking for and the left hand arrow will be part, or all, of the file name you are looking for. If you find your file, COPY IT to another folder and then use the File, Open command in Fusion 360 to open it. If it is what you need, then save it to the Cloud as usual. (Read on below graphic)
One more important thing, all of the folders and files are only visible if you have Windows set to view Hidden files and folders. The graphic below shows Windows File Explorer and how to set it so you can see these Hidden folders and files. Good Luck.
John Hackney, Retired
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Did you find more than one instance of the file in question in the folder? If so, go down the list and see if one of the older ones is not corrupt.
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It would seem you will have to recover using the one that opens. My crystal ball is busted so I cannot tell you if the any file will be corrupted or not. The only thing I can tell you is to exercise good file management practices. I would use the combination of Ctrl+S key combination to save a copy to the folder you have been looking at. Also you can use File, Export and save a copy to the folder of your choice also. This file will not be update as you go forward but it will be a backup you can over write from time to time. Also, file corruption can happen if you close your computer, or Fusion360, before a save is sync'd to the Cloud.
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