Revit 2011 file not opening in Revit 2019

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Tried opening old Revit 2011 file in Revit 2019 and it is not opening. Have no backups as well. Need help. 

[ennujozlagam]

hello, i managed to open your file in R2019, what i did just click audit and open your file. thanks

[Anonymous]

I tried choosing audit, it's purging file data. Any other solution?

[ennujozlagam]

hello, download the file that i attached and use that file it's already in R2019. thanks

[ennujozlagam]

hello, check it HERE difference between AUDIT and PURGE. thanks

[Zsolt.Varga]

Hi @Anonymous,

I understand, you can only open the Revit 2011 project in Revit 2019 if you are activating the Audit function, but this way Revit will purge project data, that you wanted to keep in the project. 

In this situation I would suggest the following: 

• Try to upgrade the project in multiple steps - i.e.: From Revit 2011 to 2012 > From 2012 to 2013... etc.
  Note the following suggestions below as well:

1. Save a copy of the Revit 2011 project file
2. Open the original file in Revit 2011 with Audit and go through the warnings (Ribbon > Manage > Inquiry > Review Warnings) > try to correct them all > Save the file again
3. Make sure that you can access and fill out the project informations in Manage > Settings > Project Information
4. Open the last recorded Journal file with Notepad or Notepad++ in the folder: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Autodesk\Revit\<Product name and release>\Journals
5. Hit Ctrl+F to search for the following term: “NON_EXISTENT_CONTENT_DOC”
6. If Notepad finds anything with that, note the family names associated with this error (in the same line in the journal) and reload them in the project, otherwise just move on to the next steps.
7. Save the corrected version of the Revit 2011 file
8. Open it in a newer release of Revit using Audit and export the warnings, Revit displays
9. Check the elements by ID, in the exported reports and adjust the Revit 2011 file again before attempting another upgrade process.

This way you can optimize the upgrade process and minimize the risk of losing project data.

Let us know if that helps - use the "Accept as Solution" button if it does.

If it doesn´t, let us know more details about the elements that you are losing during the upgrade.

Regards,

[Anonymous]

Please try to open this file for me. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Please try to open this file for me. Thank you.

[ennujozlagam · Accepted solution]

hello, i really don't know what is your issues? i can managed to open your file in Revit 2019 please see attached file. If you still cannot open i can't help you much. thanks

[Zsolt.Varga · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

I can confirm the statement of @ennujozlagam - the Revit 2011 file opens in Revit 2019 without any issues.

I will mark the related forum posts in the thread as "Accepted Solutions" now - but please, feel free to let us know, if you are experiencing something different. 

If you are still experiencing something unexpected, please, let us know more details about what exactly is happening on your side or which elements are missing after opening the file. 

In this case - I´ll simply unmark the solutions and will continue assisting you. 

Best regards, 

[Anonymous]

Hey, we have managed to open it in Revit 2011. Thank you for your effort.