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[Dropped] Crash with password-protected file on ZIP drive
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:35 am
by marcf0703
I created a text file with a password. It worked fine. I saved the file to a brand new zip drive. Used the same password. Since then every time I try to open the file it starts to open, shows up on the screen, I can see my file, then the whole OpenOffice crashes and closes. I NEED to recover this file. HELP!!
Re: Open Office Crashes
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:48 am
by Zizi64
Can you upload or share it here?
Re: OpenOffice Crashes
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:54 am
by Hagar Delest
Or try LibreOffice, at least a portable version if you don't want to install it for good.
If you move it on your HD before opening, does it help?
Re: Open Office Crashes
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:01 am
by keme
If you really use an
iOmega Zip drive, try to copy your file to more modern storage and open from there. With a large file it may be that a modern OS misinterprets the timings of the drive and times out when the application also takes some time to create a lock file and to decrypt the source.
In rare cases this may also be an issue with other external storage (USB HDD, flash "thumb drives"). The process of opening/maintaining/closing a file has more to it than what "meets the eye". It is a good practice to use fixed (non-removable) storage for files you are actively working on. Cf. Hagar's suggestion to "move it on your HD".