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How can an artist return a CorelDraw masterpiece he has been working on for so long? Or what to do if the ".CDR" file won't open ...

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CorelDraw is very popular with designers and creatives. And it is quite logical that creative people with a humanitarian mindset may panic if something goes wrong and the document stops opening (this feeling intensifies when you think about how much was spent on it: days, weeks ...) .. . 😢

Actually, this note is just designed to help in such a difficult moment ... If you have something like a power failure, an error in the CorelDraw program itself, or some other misfortune - do not rush to despair! You can try to restore a file with a drawing (graphic project) (even if it has completely stopped opening).

Below I will present several recommendations that help solve the issue in about half of the cases 👌 (there are no wizards ...).

So...

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What can be done to repair a CorelDraw project

👉 STEP 1

The first advice may seem strange to someone, but still ...

First, try running запустить the 7-Zip archiver (note: it allows you to easily unpack many non-archive files) and use it to unpack the ".CDR" file (this is the project file).

Unpack CDR file

Note!

If the archiver cannot open the archive for some reason, then rename the CDR extension to ZIP and try again. Happened? 👌

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Next, you need to find the content folder: see if the riffData.cdr file is present (👇) and note if there are any files in the data folder?

View files extracted from ".CDR"

If the file is unpacked, and the specified documents are present, then you need to do the following:

  1. Open the CorelDraw application and create a new document;
  2. Open the document as an archive and delete the content folder from it;
  3. Paste the content folder from the old file;
  4. Open a document in CorelDraw.

In general, the procedure does not look too complicated, it is quite accessible for humanists, since they can draw on a computer ... Judging by the tests, the method does not always work, only if the source file is not too badly damaged. I would advise you to try it, can it work?

(fortunately, for all the work, only an archiver and 3 minutes of time are required ...)

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👉 STEP 2

On my blog, I have repeatedly recommended an analogue of MS Office - 👉 LibreOffice. In his arsenal there is the DRAW program, which, when you try to open a damaged file, will automatically offer to restore it. Why not give it a try? ..

DRAW - file has not been recovered yet!

Successfully restored!

If the restore was successful, you can try to open the ".CDR" project directly in DRAW (👇). Immediately I notethat opening such files requires significant time (2-3 minutes and more!). Do not rush to close the program if it seemed to you that it hung!

The CDR figure has been opened!

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👉 STEP 3

If the previous one did not help, I would recommend using one program that allows you to view (and then recover) many damaged ".CDR" files for free. It's about the application Recovery Toolbox for CorelDraw .

By the way, the preview is needed to check the effectiveness of the restoration: if the image in the preview window is displayed without any serious problems and all the elements have been successfully restored, the data can be easily exported to a new file in the CorelDraw format.

The file has been read! / as an example

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How Recovery Toolbox for CorelDraw works

This program works similarly to other products of this company: simply, in a step-by-step mode, and without specifying any "long" incomprehensible options ...

Briefly about what you need to do to recover a damaged CorelDraw file:

  1. Download Recovery Toolbox for CorelDraw with officers. site:

    //coreldraw.recoverytoolbox.com/ru/;

  2. Install the program and run it using the shortcut on the desktop;
  3. Select the damaged file in "* .CDR" format and start analyzing it (👇);
  4. View results and evaluate work efficiency;
  5. Save the recovered document;
  6. Continue working with recovered files in CorelDraw.
  7. Note: CorelDraw installed is required to export recovered data to a new project.

File analysis

File processing

By the way, the program does not work very quickly, apparently due to some peculiarities of the algorithms (for example, my small file took about 10-15 minutes). However, it confidently recovers data even in case of serious damage.

The main thing is to wait until she finishes the work (patience and patience again 😉). By the way, it works faster on more powerful computers, if possible, choose a machine for installation more powerful!

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👉 STEP 4

Instead of an application Recovery Toolbox for CorelDraw you can use its analogue - the online version for recovering ".CDR" files.

How to use the service:

  1. follow the link to the official. website: //coreldraw.recoverytoolbox.com/online/ru/;
  2. select a file in the "* .CDR" format for uploading to the server;
  3. specify the correct email address and verification code (👇);
  4. pay for data recovery service;
  5. download the recovered file.

Online form for file recovery (screen from official site)

Most importantly, a one-time use of an online service is cheaper than buying a full license for Recovery Toolbox for CorelDraw .

In addition, it is possible to work with the service not only from Windows workstations, but also from any device that is connected to the Internet (tablet, computer or even mobile phone). It doesn't matter what operating system is used, the main thing is to open an Internet browser!

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Backfill question: will this service send my project somewhere else?

You can answer with a counter question: does someone else need your project? I don't think most users design the Apple logo ... 😉

If you still want to be 100% secure in this regard, then instead of an online service, use the application: in it, all operations are performed exclusively on the local computer. For full-fledged work Recovery Toolbox for CorelDraw , Internet is not required at all!

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👉 Instead of a conclusion

1) Always make backups of files and documents that you work with for a long time. A minute spent saves days and weeks, and insures against the loss of all the work done!

2) Do not neglect the free methods (from STEP 1, 2) described at the beginning of the article!

3) If the ".CDR" files themselves have disappeared from the disk (were deleted), then you can also try to find and restore them (the main thing is not to copy anything to the media where they were previously saved!). How to do this is described 👉 in one of my past notes.

4) If you cannot carry out the recovery procedure yourself, contact the professionals (if, of course, the files are worth it 😉).

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If you restored the files in some other way - let us know in the comments (merci in advance!).

All the best!

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