Guest Alan Cullen Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I prefer doing it the AutoCAD way, so I do not have to move it out of the folder. So many great ways to do things, everyone needs to try em all and see what works best. I used to do it just like Strix and ended up changing somewhere along the way. What's the AutoCAD way ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 What's the AutoCAD way ? It is explained pretty good in the 2000i help files. Solution You can open BAK files in AutoCAD by first renaming the extension so that it has a DWG extension. These steps show how to do this using Windows Explorer. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the folder where the drawing (file with DWG extension) is located. Note: Steps 2 through 8 are only applicable if the drawing is not missing or misplaced. Highlight the file in Explorer. Right-click on the file name and select Rename from the pop-up menu. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor right after the period in the file name, then delete the DWG file extension. Enter OLD after the period. The drawing will now have OLD as its file extension. This saves the drawing in case it is needed later. Press ENTER to complete the change. When the Rename dialog box displays, choose Yes. In Explorer, browse to the drawing file with a BAK extension. Highlight the file in Explorer. Right-click the file name and select Rename from the pop-up menu. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor right after the period in the file name and replace the BAK file extension with DWG. Press ENTER to complete the change. When the Rename dialog box displays, choose Yes. That ^^^^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqa Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hi, did not work for me. Is there another way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hi, did not work for me. Is there another way? What didn't work exactly? Changing the file extension to .dwg or opening the drawing after renaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqa Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Renamed OK, could not open. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Ok, so what error message did you receive when you tried to open the renamed file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqa Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I got this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqa Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 It's drawing file not valid, I do not know if I sent it right. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 See here: http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Drawing-file-is-not-valid-error-message.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqa Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Thanks, fortunately I recovered the drawing (it was elsewhere saved as dxf). All the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plecs Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 rename the file .dwg and voila! there are very strong I never thought about it Thank you so much you do not know how glad I was to lose hours of work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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