Damaged File... Can it be recovered?

I created a Captivate 3 file and tried to open it simply from
a normal folder, it had the Cp 3 icon next to it. Captivate 2 tried
to open it, which damaged the file. Now when I try to open it from
within Captivate 3, it states that the file is damaged. Is there
any way to recover the damaged file?
<Captivate 1 and 2 are still on our system because we have
numerous projects that would not be worth the time to convert to
the newest version. I never had trouble with the transition between
Captivate 1 and 2.>
Thanks for your help,
Matt

Hi Matt
The first thing I'd try is simply restarting the PC. Assuming
the file still balks and refuses to open, the next thing I'd try is
to create a new blank file of the same dimensions. Then click File
> Import > Slides/Objects and see if you can get them in that
way.
Best of luck to you in sorting it... Rick

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