Freeze/ crash while upgrading a 2017 rvt file to 2018.

[Anonymous]

Revit 2018 gets stuck and just spins at at 74% during a 2017 rvt file upgrade. Is there a cause or solution to this?

[RobDraw]

Yes.

How long does it do it?

If it has links, are they upgraded?

[DarrenP]

what is the file size?

how much RAM do you have in this computer?

[Anonymous]

I've had it stuck at 74% for almost 2 hours. Every time I click "cancel upgrade" Revit just crashes.

Not sure about links. this file isn't my project. I would attach it here, but can't due to NDA.

[Anonymous]

File size is 65mb.

Sorry I forgot my specs:

Win 10 Pro 64bit

i7-6700

16gb ram

Nvidia GTX 970

[RobDraw]

Is it a central file, local file, or copy thereof?

[Anonymous]

It's a copy of the central file.

[RobDraw]

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@Anonymous wrote:
It's a copy of the central file.

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... and you selected "detach from central"?

[Anonymous]

The file was detached before it was sent to me.

[RobDraw]

We need to verify that, if you have the option to detach from central, that you selecting it.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, it wont even give me the option to detach when i select the file.

So another weird thing happened. When I open it straight from DropBox, it'll begin to upgrade the file and get all the way 97% then freeze up. If i open in Revit, it's always stuck at 74%

[RobDraw]

Try doing an audit with 2017 and then purge unused before doing the upgrade. Check for missing links at that time, too.