Can't open my spreadsheets

I have several spreadsheets in my documents but all of a sudden I am unable to open any of them. Like 'Numbers' is not responding??

Force Quit Numbers, then relaunch it while holding down the Shift key. This will suppress reopening the document that won't load.
Jerry

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Can't open a spreadsheet. Get message that spreadsheet is too old and needs to be saved with Numbers '09?

HS,
If you recently purchased a new computer, call AppleCare and describe your problem. Others who have done this have received an iWork '09 disk in the mail with which to do the conversion.
Jerry

When I export my number file in Excel, I can not open the spreadsheet : Invalid Reference, what's wrong ?

When I export my number file in Excel, I can not open the spreadsheet : Invalid Reference, what's wrong ?

"Invalid reference" usually means there is a cell reference in a formula to a cell that does not exist in the document.
In this case, it could mean that your Numbers document uses a feature that is not supported by MS Excel, and because of that, the document cannot be translated into an Excel file.
A more specific answer would require a more detailed description of your Numbers document.
Regards,
Barry

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iMac 3.2; 8gb
Yosemite 10.10.2
Numbers 3.5.2 (2118)
When I click on File: Open, I get a complete list of all my spreadsheets but several are greyed out and have the iCloud download symbol next to them. I can't open these spreadsheets and don't know how to start (restart?) the downloading process.
Could someone please explain what I'm doing wrong?
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If I then again select the iCould Drive I assume the documents will be automatically downloaded?
Yes they will, and it has never failed to do so for me. I don't blame you for being concerned though, and I strongly recommend you store backup copies on your local machine before turning off iCloud Drive. To do that you need to be able to access them first though. If you are unable to do that, you have nothing to lose.
Network conditions are unpredictable and it may take some time for the documents to download. Even under ideal conditions it takes a few moments, minimum. If Apple's services become available for whatever reason, as they did a couple of weeks ago, your documents will be irretrievable until they fix that - unless of course they are already stored on your local machine.
There have been several occasions in which iCloud Drive and related document syncing has not performed as well as I would like it to, but the overall trend has been positive. It has yet to instill complete confidence, for the reasons you described.
The Genius Desk supervisor said that there was a problem with the Store's servers and iCloud and that this would probably work when I got the machine back home and connected to my network.
Sounds like wishful thinking on their part. Did it work as they described?

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I was using and it was perfect but now won't open. All the others spreadsheets are opening...

I did all the things you mentioned but none has helped...
The others spreadsheets opens normally so I think I'll have to start another one...

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I have new version of Numbers (3.01) and can't open my old spreadsheets. Says I need to save them in Numbers '09 format. How do I accomplish this?

It sounds like your spreadsheets are Numbers v1 from iWork '08. Unfortunately, the new versions of the iWork apps cannot open any iWork '08 or earlier files. I suggest that you buy a retail copy of iWork '09 from a third party such as Amazon or eBay & then update to the new iWork apps in the Mac App Store. You might check this link for the iWork '09 trial. I have no idea if it is still available.
If you’ve already purchased the new iWork apps in Mavericks, you can use this trick to get Numbers 2.3. If you still have access to a Mac running Mountain Lion. It must be Mountain Lion or Lion. Snow Leopard won't work. If the iWork '09 apps are installed, compress them & delete the originals. Launch the Mac App Store & click on the 'install' buttons under the iWork apps. You will get a message that you can't install the new version on this Mac but it will offer to download the previous version for you. Voilá, you have the self-contained apps that you can copy to another Mac.

Can't open one spreadsheet.

I am running Numbers '09 2.3 on an OS X 10.9.2 Mac Book Pro. I can open other spreadsheets but not one that I use fairly often. It says I need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet. But why should I when it was created and has always been opened with this version of Numbers.

Hi Nelle,
If you have allowed automatic updates from App Store, (or if you allowed Update All when you installed OS X 10.9.2) it is likely that you now have Numbers 3.1. Numbers '09 has been moved to a folder called iWork '09 inside your Applications folder. The icon on your Dock continues to point to Numbers '09.
If that document was opened and saved in Numbers 3, it can't now be opened in Numbers '09.
Look in your Applications folder (not the subfolder iWork '09) for Numbers. Drag that icon to your Dock. Both versions can be run at the same time.
Numbers '09 on the left (three column chart).
Numbers 3.1 on the right (four column chart).
If that document opens with Numbers 3.1, you can File > Export > Numbers '09
Regards,
Ian.

Can't open Numbers spreadsheet?

I just tried to open a Numbers file and got this message:
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I had the same problem. I created an iCloud account and backed up my iPad to iCloud. I then went to www.iCloud.com, signed-in and then I was able to download my spread sheet data. At least I have my data.

Can't Open Numbers spreadsheets in iCloud

I'm hoping someone can help me ... I have some numbers spreadsheets saved in iCloud. When I go to open them, it says that the file can't be opened, whether I try to access it from my Mac or from the Icloud website. I was able to get a preview of some of the documents so at least i can start over, but one document is password protected and I can't get it to open. I've tried saving it to my desktop, changing the extension, looking at the permissions, and no luck. This is so frustrating! I do have a time machine back up but since this is stored on the cloud I'm not sure if it would have saved a file on the machine.
Any advice appreciated, I saved things on iCloud to ensure that if my computer crashed I'd still have access and it seems that was not the right thing to do!
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Library > Mobile Documents > com~apple~Numbers normally wouldn't show up in a Spotlight search. But you should be able to find it in Finder by holding down the option key and choosing Library from the Go menu.
If it's not there then that suggests you haven't been successful in activating iCloud sync on your Mac. You might check setttings in two places in System Preferences > iCloud.
Documents and Data must be checked:
AND, after clicking 'Option...', this Numbers.app must be checked:
If these two boxes are both checked and you're still having trouble then try signing out of iCloud and back in.
SG

HELP! How can I open .doc spreadsheets in InDesign?

I have several spreadsheets of information in .doc format.
Is there a way that I can open this information in InDesign? Searched for a plug-in but to no avail.
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Iphone 5 can't open a spreadsheet

After updating iOS to 7.1 I was unable to open an Excel spreadsheet. Any ideas?

HS,
If you recently purchased a new computer, call AppleCare and describe your problem. Others who have done this have received an iWork '09 disk in the mail with which to do the conversion.
Jerry

Can't open Spreadsheet on iPad

Hello,
I have numbers on all three devices (iPad, iPhone and iMac)
Versions:
iPad - 2.2.2 (1279)
iPhone - 2.2.1 (1236)
iMac - 3.2.2 (1878)
For some reason I can't open a spreadsheet on my iPad, I work with iCloud
every day and on the other two devices the spreadsheet is fine but not on the iPad.
What should I do?
Thanks.

On your iPad have you changed your settings to On in TWO places?
1. Settings > iCloud > Documents & Data > Numbers
2. Settings > Numbers > Use iCloud.
SG

Numbers 3.0.1 - Can't open file "Work.numbers"

Hello, all Community!
Here's a iWork Numbers file, edited and successful saved yesterday to local folder, named Work.numbers.
Today this file not opening anymore. Number's says: "Can't open file ..." And just one button "OK".
In system log here's next lines:
iTrancemind # tail -F /var/log/system.log | grep Numbers
Dec 30 17:31:23 iTrancemind.local Numbers[2446]: *** Error: -[TSPReader runReferenceCompletions] TSPReader.mm:564 No object unarchived for identifier 3022
Dec 30 17:31:23 iTrancemind.local Numbers[2446]: *** Error: -[TSPReader runReferenceCompletions] TSPReader.mm:564 No object unarchived for identifier 3019
Dec 30 17:31:23 iTrancemind.local Numbers[2446]: *** Error: -[TSPReader runReferenceCompletions] TSPReader.mm:564 No object unarchived for identifier 468721
Dec 30 17:31:23 iTrancemind.local Numbers[2446]: *** Error: -[TSPReader runReferenceCompletions] TSPReader.mm:564 No object unarchived for identifier 3022
Dec 30 17:31:23 iTrancemind.local Numbers[2446]: *** Assertion failure #1: __97-[TSPObjectContext readWithReadCoordinator:finalizeHandlerQueue:rootObject:error:readCompletion:]_block_invoke TSPObjectContext.mm:1129 Could not read document object with error: Error Domain=com.apple.iWork.TSPersistence Code=1 "Произошла ошибка при чтении документа." UserInfo=0x600001069600 {NSLocalizedDescription=Произошла ошибка при чтении документа., TSULocalizedErrorAlertTitle=Произошла ошибка при чтении документа.}
Dec 30 17:31:23 iTrancemind.local Numbers[2446]: *** Assertion failure #2: -[TSADocumentRoot dealloc] TSADocumentRoot.mm:246 Someone neglected to call -willClose on the document before releasing it.
Dec 30 17:31:23 iTrancemind.local Numbers[2446]: *** Assertion failure #3: -[TSADocumentRoot dealloc] TSADocumentRoot.mm:246 Someone neglected to call -willClose on the document before releasing it.
What I done to try resolve this problem:
1. Checked permissions and repaired.
2. Tried to open file in iCloud web-editor - no result. iCloud says that it can't open this spreadsheet.
3. Tried to convert file via some online file type converters to xls document (i will not put link here). Converter says that I have wrong file format.
Also I tried to open file in some other programs. No luck.
That's all.
File Work.numbers has been closed correctly and was no errors. Unfortunately, we have no any backup copy of this file anywhere. I know, this is stupid, but question now: How can I repair this document? Is any repair tools for iWork files?
The file seems like has right structure.
iTrancemind # ls -la Work.numbers/
total 4776
drwxr-xr-x@ 8 max staff      272 30 дек 16:44 .
drwx------+ 19 max staff      646 30 дек 17:53 ..
drwxr-xr-x@ 2 max staff       68 30 дек 00:28 Data
-rw-rw-rw-@ 1 max staff 2306978 30 дек 00:28 Index.zip
drwxr-xr-x   5 max staff      170 30 дек 14:47 Metadata
-rw-r--r--@ 1 max staff     1690 30 дек 00:31 preview-micro.jpg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 max staff    13602 30 дек 00:31 preview-web.jpg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 max staff   112911 30 дек 00:31 preview.jpg
Unzipping Index.zip is passing without errors. It has many "iwa" files with binnary content and I can't get data from it. But, data in that file is very important for one person.
Could anybody help me to resolve my problem to restore Numbers document?

Hi rabg,
I am using OS X 10.8 on a Mac. This may be different if you are using iOS.
Does Numbers'09 still exist in your Applications folder? Maybe inside a new folder? Perhaps you could use Numbers'09 to open your documents.
Regards,
Ian.

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