Help: File loading but missing 90% of work ( Shows EVERYTHING in Preview )

[gobigtime]

Hoping someone can help please: File was working fine yesterday but

today
.xar File is loading but missing 90% of work EVERYTHING Shows up in Preview and file size is currently around 14mb

See Screen Shot

Using Xara Designer Pro X 19.0.0.64291 DL x64 May 3 2022

I even tried my back-up files without success

Thx!

If someone has knowledge on how to fix

***Here's a link to file ***

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cxt...ew?usp=sharing

[Chris M]

Do you have a layer hidden? I'm thinking possibly MouseOff

[gobigtime]

Thx Chris.. I Double-Checked

ALL layers are visible :/

[Spamiky]

You have it hidden in CLIPVIEW - turn it off.

[handrawn]

well spotted spamiky

in passing I don't think the gallery structure looks right:



'imported layer 1' is shown by xara as a layer, but is nested within 'layer 1'; xara does not do nested layers [more's the pity]

the icon shown is a layer icon and if you drag it up to top level, no way can you drag it back down - so something else has gone on here I would say - it might be prudent to move that layer to where it should be, in case it causes problems, although what effect that would have on the file I can't say...

[gwpriester]

Moved this thread to Web Design Chat

[Acorn]

gobigtime, no way should your file be 14MB. You need to optimise your images.

Your nesting of Groups within groups is a train crash that has happened. At some point you clipped a group then kept on nesting and grouping.
This nesting has managed to nest a Layer within another and I have found it impossible to unpick anything as the XDA repeatedly errors.

Try this:

• Create a new Layer - Layer2.
• In Page & Layer Gallery, expand layer 1 > Clipped group.
• Drag Imported Layer 1 to just above Layer 1 and release.

You should now have Imported Layer 1 separate from Layer 1.

Now, for Layer 1:

• Pick Solo Mode.
• Select Clipped group and press Alt+Q (Remove ClipView).
• Select all.
• Press Ctrl+U (Ungroup) repeatedly until there are no groups left (211 object).
• Exit Solo Mode.
• Pick Hide and Lock Layer 1.

Now, for Imported Layer 1:

• Pick Solo Mode (not really needed).
• Select Clipped group and press Alt+Q (Remove ClipView).

You will need to do the same for the 'object' layer.
You will still be stuck with an incorrect Mask layer and a Guides layer.

You will then be able to recover around 2,000 objects to a new design page. This loses the incorrect Mask and Guides layers.
I ungrouped everything I could as I felt your grouping was also skewed.
I optimised images to 192dpi to fit my rework into something TG can support.

Recovery file: gobigtime.xar

You make also find issues with Shadow Groups.
Again remove these and you make be in a position to rebuild.

I cannot work out what you are trying to make.
Take a breath and in simple terms explain what you want to do and who this file is aimed at.
If it for printing then you should create one master shape for reuse (the blackboard) - Live Copies will do this for you. Again, this will dramatically cut down the file size.
If you are setting up lots of flash cards then you need the the blackboard on a base layer then duster, chalks, novelty item, calculation, obverse solution, ... also as layers.

Acorn

[gobigtime]

You have it hidden in CLIPVIEW - turn it off.

Wow Spamiky

Not sure how that happened or how you figured it out,, but THANKS SO Much. Aprreciate it

Ron

[gobigtime]

Thanks So Much for your thorough Post Acorn!

and Attached file

Appreciate it