Do I have to buy new version of Numbers to open my files? I can't open them, help!

I updated the operating system to Yosemite and still Numbers files won't open. Any tips?

Hi susan,
I think you have both Numbers '09 and Numbers 3 on your computer. I think the file you created last week is 3 and you are trying to open it in '09.
The icon for the most recent Numbers 3.5 looks like this:
Numbers 3.5 should be in applications. In your applications folder you will have an iWork '09 folder. Numbers '09 should be in there. You can have them both open at the same time so it can get confusing.
quinn

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When I try to open a spreadsheet on my Mac that I worked on with my iPhone, I get "You need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet." When I go to the App store, it says I already have it. I have v. 2.3 and can't seem to download newer version.

If you are running Mavericks, and the Mac App store says you are up to date, then you have Numbers 3.2 as well as Numbers 2.3. You are getting the "Need a newer version message because your Mac is trying to open the document using Numbers 2.3.
Launch Numbers 3, then open the document from within that app, or right click/control-click the document and choose Open with Numbers 3.x.
Regards,
Barry

I cannot re-open files that have been saved in Numbers version09 - it states "You need a newer version of numbers to open this document". This is the latest version

I cannot re-open files that have been saved in Numbers version09 - it states "You need a newer version of numbers to open this document". This is the latest version & also the one I have created/saved???

Jules,
You may delete Numbers 08 if you wish, but some folks like keeping it around. Close all your Numbers docs and Quit the Numbers app, and the other Numbers app if necessary.Then click the Numbers icon on your doc. Then select Numbers > About Numbers, and in the window that pops up, see which version it is. If the Dock icon started Numbers 08, you can cure that by dragging that icon off the Dock and letting it go in a puff of virtual smoke.
Now, to put the Numbers 09 icon on the Dock, double-click one of those known Numbers 09 documents so that Numbers 09 starts up. Verify by checkig Numbers > about Numbers.
Now click and hold the Numbers Dock icon and select the Option for Keep in Dock.
Jerry
Message was edited by: Jerrold Green1 -- I inadvertently posted about Pages rather than Numbers. Just corrected it.

When I click on a saved document or spreadsheet, I get this message You need a newer version of Numbers to open this document. When I go Software update, there is no update for pages or numbers. can't purchase or update?

when I click on a saved document or spreadsheet, I get this message 'You need a newer version of Numbers to open this document'. When I go Software update, there is no update for pages or numbers. can't purchase or update?
Trying re-purchasing. won't let me. says to check for updates?
any suggestions

It sounds to me as though you are attempting to open a Pages 09 document with the Pages 08 application. If you do have Pages 09 on your computer, it may be that for some reason an existing Pages 08 application is invoked accidentally.
Jerry

Numbers is asking me to download newer version of Numbers to open spreadsheet I just worked on 30 mins ago

So I was using a spreadsheet about 30 mins ago that is saved in my iCloud. I now want to edit it and now I get a pop up saying I need to d/l a newer version of Numbers. What gives? They want me to purchase the updated app. I have the 2.3 version at present. do I have to do this in order to edit my document? please help!

Actually found a solution here:
Need newer version of Numbers to open file
Don't seem to be able to delete this post though, sorry...

Why do I need a new version of numbers to open an old spreadsheet

Why do I need a new version of Numbers to open an existing spreadsheet?

There may have been an update to the existing Numbers, if so one would think
the prompt to update the same version to a later step would have appeared, or
if available would perhaps appear as a free update to the version, if a patch, etc.
The Software Update application may show it, or generally go to Mac App Store.
Would 'repair disk permissions' help, especially if the Numbers application is not in
need of update to open an older project or document? Hard to determine a cause.
In any event, it sounds a bit odd to me.
Good luck & happy computing!

You need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet.

I currentlyhave Numbers '09. When I try and open any older numbers file I get this message. "You need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet." My updates are current. Any ideas on what to do?

It's quite easy to open up Numbers, ask it "about Numbers" up in the bar, and it's quite clearly running 3.0.1.
I'm not a n00b computer user by any stretch. What's happening here makes no sense. Two days ago myself (and apparently a lot of people) could open up our files just fine in Numbers 3, which apparenlty was updated on my computer in mid-October. Then for no reason whatsoever, those same files won't open.
For no reason I can discern either, some of my files will open, and some won't. Two files, for example, I open nearly every day. One of them opens today, the other doesn't. They are clones of each other, so the structure & formulas are the same, but the data differs. Why will one open and the other not? It makes no rational sense.
Also, I only tested using Numbers 2.3 to see if other (older) files would open. Obviously, a document converted to a newer version of Numbers, isn't backwards compatible. So I'm not attempting to open my regular files using an old version of Numbers, since that's clearly not going to work.
I can open old files, and they pop right up in Numbers 3. It asks me to upgrade the files in order to save them.
Again, the problem is that for some inexplicable reason, files that opened two days ago in Numbers 3, will no longer open in Numbers 3.
I have opened up Numbers 3 directly and tried to open these files. Nope.
I have right clicked on the file in the Finder and told it to open it with Numbers 3. Nope.
I have double checked the last day I used the file (in this case, December 30) to make sure I'm not looking at the wrong file. Opens? Nope.
I opened the other file (the clone) and it opens. Then I try to open the file in question using either "open" or "open recent", and...Nope.
I have reinstalled Numbers 3. Opens? Nope.
I have tried to open many files, and some open and some don't.
I have made sure my file names don't have any weird extension on the end, like ".dorkedupfile" or something.
I have renamed the file and removed ".numbers" on the end of the file. Nope.
I put it back. Nope.
Sigh.

I've updated to the latest version of Numbers but there's one file I can't open. I get an error message "You need a newer versions of Numbers to open this file." Help!

I've got an important file I need to access. I had no trouble on 9/20 and today I am told I need to download the latest version of Numbers, which I'd already done. I'm not having trouble with any other files. Help

Please see this user tip:
Need newer version of Numbers to open file

I've a very important document which I can't open anymore: You need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet.

I've a very important document which I can't open anymore: You need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet.

I figured out that it doesn't matter, actually it is Qsync, but other prgrams such Sugar Sync create teh same problem
The sync program adds a suffix to the files insite the numbers container
When looking at the files inside the Numbers file/folder, I saw this (note: Alphonse is the name of my computer):
drwxr-xr-x@ 9 thibaut staff   306B Mar 14 09:21 .
drwxr-xr-x 8 thibaut staff   272B Mar 14 09:30 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 thibaut staff    26B Mar 4 14:31 .LSOverride
drwxr-xr-x 2 thibaut staff    68B Mar 14 09:21 Data
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff   262K Jan 3 13:21 Index (from Alphonse).zip
drwxr-xr-x 5 thibaut staff   170B Mar 14 09:21 Metadata
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff   101K Jan 3 13:21 preview (from Alphonse).jpg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff   1.4K Jan 3 13:21 preview-micro (from Alphonse).jpg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff    11K Jan 3 13:21 preview-web (from Alphonse).jpg
I renamed the files to remove the suffix, like this:
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff    11K Jan 3 13:21 preview-web.jpg
drwxr-xr-x@ 9 thibaut staff   306B Mar 14 09:32 .
drwxr-xr-x 8 thibaut staff   272B Mar 14 09:30 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 thibaut staff    26B Mar 4 14:31 .LSOverride
drwxr-xr-x 2 thibaut staff    68B Mar 14 09:21 Data
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff   262K Jan 3 13:21 Index.zip
drwxr-xr-x 5 thibaut staff   170B Mar 14 09:21 Metadata
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff   1.4K Jan 3 13:21 preview-micro.jpg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 thibaut staff   101K Jan 3 13:21 preview.jpg
That fixed the problem and the file now opens correctly in Numbers 3.
You can take the numbers file into a windows machin, the file is shown as a folder and then remive teh suffix.
and like magic the file can then be opend in Numbers V3.1

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Thanks for your comment.
I have the the 09 suite alreday installed, and I didn't loose them with Maveriks upgrade.
Pages version 4.3, Keynote 5.3 and Numbers 2.3
Numbers was the only one notifying me that there was an upgrade available.

I upgraded to the new Numbers, but when I try to open an edited spreadsheet, I get this: "You need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet. You can download the latest version of Numbers from the Mac App Store." Help!

When I check for upgrades, my computer "No updates available" and says "OS X Update Version 10.9.2 installed Mar 9, 2014."
When I go to the app store to get the new Numbers, it says "installed".
I shut down and rebooted my computer, but I still get the message that says I need new Numbers to open the spreadsheet that I want to open. I can open other spreadsheets, those all work. I just can't open the one I want. Please help. I need the data on that spreadsheet TODAY!!!

Hello CLynas,
The following article provides steps that can help get your documents to open with the correct version of Numbers.
Upgrade notification message when opening an iWork document
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1060
Cheers,
Allen

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Opened a doc in Word 2008 and 90% of fonts changed to symbols, and respond to limited fonts includin incorrected leading and spacing.
Any workaround? I proofread for dozens of students using a variety of versions. Is there any news on which versions it does support?

i have no problems with Office 08 in Lion. All updates applied of course.
After a OSX upgrade I repair permissions, just good behaviour. Might fix your font problem too. ( Office installs fonts that might be older or younger then those in OSX with the same name.
You can also try to re-run the Office ServicePack installer, so that the systemwide fonts will be updated by it again
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