I saved docs from a iMac to a flashdrive but when I plug the flashdrive into an iBookG4 and try to open the docs on the flashdrive, I get this message: Doc 2 cannot be opened. The required index.xml file is missing.

I saved docs from a iMac to a flashdrive but when I plug the flashdrive into an iBookG4 and try to open the docs on the flashdrive, I get this message: Doc 2 cannot be opened. The required index.xml file is missing. Does this mean that I can't use the info on the flashdrive with the iBookG4 or can I do something to get the required index.xml file?
Thanks
jt

It appears if you write the document with newer version Pages and try to open it older version Pages.

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Check this thread with possible answer from PeterBreis
Pages & Mavericks - "The required index.xml file is missing."
What can I do to open a pages file she I get this message"the required index.xml file is missing" ?

What is this prompt? The required index.xml file is missing. "file" couldn't be opened.

What is this prompt? The required index.xml file is missing. "file" couldn’t be opened.

Helps if you tell us what version of Pages and something about the file.
Probably you have 2 versions of Pages on your Mac.
Pages 5 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
You are alternately opening the wrong versions.
Pages '09/'08 can not open Pages 5 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.
Pages 5.01 can not open Pages 5.1 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.
Pages 5 can open Pages '09 files but may damage/alter them. It can not open Pages '08 files at all.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5 the Pages '09 files can not be opened in Pages '09.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5.1 files can not be opened in Pages 5.
Anything that is saved to iCloud is also converted to Pages 5 files.
All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.
Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.
Apple has removed over 95 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs:
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=3527487677f0c 6fa05b6297cd00f8eb9&mforum=iworktipsntrick
Archive/trash Pages 5, after exporting all Pages 5 files to Pages '09 or Word .docx, and rate/review it in the App Store, then get back to work.
Peter

I can't open a file on Pages'09 4.1 I get window that says "The required index.xml file is missing." How do I get this file open?

I have a file that I havel been adding to for years. I opened it a week ago but today I tried and I got the window message
"the required index.xml file is missing" How do I get this to open?
I have Pages '09 4.1 Not sure when that was put on or updated.
Thanks for any help you can give
Teacher72

http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewtopic.php?t=308&mforum=iworktips ntrick
Are you sure you haven't upgraded Pages on your Mac to Pages 5?
Check your Applications folder and the Applications/iWork folder. You may have 2 versions on your Mac.
Peter

HT202879 How do I fix "the required index.xml file is missing?" when opening Pages documents?

I can't open any documents from my son's iPad. Error message: the required index.xml file is missing. How do I fix this error so that I can open his Pages documents? Before I ran the latest update as prompted when I opened Pages, I WAS able to open and view the document.
I did try restoring Pages using my Time Machine, but it still won't open the Pages document.
I have a brand new iMac that I just set up last week.
Son uses iPad at school, so we update when the school asks him to update. Will doublecheck his version of Pages but it should be pretty recent.
In general I don't like using Pages because it lacks a lot of the backwards / forwards compatibilty of Microsoft Word.
However, it is what my son uses with the iPad.
Most of the time I have to export his files as WORD files because we never seem to have compatible versions of Pages between the iPad and the desktop iMacs.
Where can I recommend that Apple improve its compatibility issues with Pages?
This week I am going to receive a new iPad at my school (I am a teacher) but I am 100% certain that it will not be compatible with the older version of Pages on my classroom iMac. I also avoid using Keynote for the same reason. I have 15 year old Power Points that I can still open, but I am hesitant to switch over to Keynote because I want to be able to open my files any time, any where.
Please advise.

Not sure what v5 is. Someone helped me and opened it through Pages 5.2, through the program, rather than the Finder. Thanks for making a suggestion!

Can't open page documents and get The required index.xml file is missing

I have “hundreds” of pages documents that were created with pre Pages 09 that will not open now that I have upgraded to Pages 09. In every case I get the error “The required index.xml file is missing“.
I need a way to fix this or it will cost me many dollars since these files constitute legal backup for earlier federal jobs.
Anyone out there that can help rather than telling me to open (which I can’t) and save in Pages 08 format!

If a Pages '08 document doesn't open in Pages '09, the problem is not Pages '09, it's that the document is corrupted.
I will be disconnected for a few days but if you may wait until tuesday 26th,
on this day, send me a sample file.
I will try to understand what is wrong with it.
Click my blue name to get my mail address.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mercredi 20 mai 2009 21:33:43)

When I try to open a file I created in Pages, I get this: "The required index.xml file is missing." This has happened many times and I have forgotten how I've worked around it.

When I try to open a file I created in Pages, I get this: "The required index.xml file is missing."
This has happened many times and I have forgotten how I've worked around it.

That is wrong advice and you appear to have repeated it all over the forum.
All Pages files no matter what version have the same file extension, .pages, despite being radically different formats and that is the problem. The System does not distinguish between them when you double click on the file, it opens the first version of Pages it encounters.
You need to right click on the file and choose the correct App version for the file. Unfortunately there are no clues to tell you which is which.
If you are unhappy with this and the removal of over 100 features plus the problems with transmitting files across devices, servers and different versions of OS X, rate/review Pages 5.5.2 in the App Store.
Peter

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Hi Peter,
Could I get the Pages 2009 version as well?
I tried clicking on your name and looking for a way to e-mail you, but either it's no longer there or I'm missing something. What am I doing wrong? Or, is there another way to contact you w/o posting my e-mail address here?
Best,
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When I try to open some very important files I ge a popup that says "Important" couldn't be opened. The required index.xml file is missing.

When I try to open some very important files I ge a popup that says "Important" couldn't be opened. The required index.xml file is missing. What do I do to get this file open?

You are trying to open a Pages 5 file with Pages '09.
Pages 5 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
Peter

Pages Error "The required index.xml file is missing."

When I try to open an existing Pages File by double clicking on the name in Finder (default application is Pages), I get the error message "The required index.xml file is missing."
If I select the pages file, then use Open With / Pages App (default), the file opens fine with no errors.
Is there some reason this is happening and is there a fix available. This error started after I upgraded to Mavericks, then upgraded to the latest version of Pages (5.1).

You have 2 versions of Pages on your Mac.
Pages 5 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
You are alternately opening the wrong versions.
Pages '09/'08 can not open Pages 5 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.
Pages 5.01 can not open Pages 5.1 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.
Pages 5 can open Pages '09 files but may damage/alter them. It can not open Pages '08 files at all.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5 the Pages '09 files can not be opened in Pages '09.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5.1 files can not be opened in Pages 5.
Anything that is saved to iCloud is also converted to Pages 5 files.
All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.
Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.
Apple has removed over 95 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs:
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Archive/trash Pages 5, after exporting all Pages 5 files to Pages '09 or Word .docx, and rate/review it in the App Store, then get back to work.
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The dreaded "The required index.xml file is missing." message...

Using Pages '09 on a 10.6.8 iMac. My file is about 3.6MB in size, have been editing it for a few months now. All of a sudden I get:
"JournalManuscriptV12.pages" couldn't be opened.
The required index.xml file is missing.
So I uncompress the .pages file, and yes index.xml is there, along with Preview.pdf (which opens and has all my updates). I uncompress an older working version of my .pages file and get its index.xml file and stick it into the current one, recompress it and rename it to .pages, but it results in the same error in Pages. Ditto with the Preview.pdf file.
Is there any way to "sanitize" the index.xml file so Pages will accept it? I'm looking at potentially a week's worth of work down the drain as I just discovered my TM backup drive is toast.

* * * * * S O L U T I O N * * * * *
Here's how I just repaired my .pages document for which Pages '09 proclaimed:
The required index.xml file is missing
1. Rename MyDocument.pages to MyDocument.zip
2. Uncompress MyDocument.zip by double-clicking it in the Finder
3. This results in a folder named MyDocument with NO extension
4. Add the .pages extension onto the folder filename: MyDocument.pages
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Hope this helps others stuck in this situation. Just saved myself a week of work! ;-)
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Pages 5.2 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
You are alternately opening the wrong versions.
Pages '09/'08 can not open Pages 5 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.
Pages 5.2 can open Pages '09 files but may damage/alter them. It can not open Pages '08 files at all.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5 the Pages '09 files can not be opened in Pages '09.
Anything that is saved to iCloud is also converted to Pages 5 files.
All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.
Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.
Apple has removed over 90 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs:
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=3527487677f0c 6fa05b6297cd00f8eb9&mforum=iworktipsntrick
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Pages & Mavericks - "The required index.xml file is missing."

I upgraded to Mavericks a few days ago, and am using the same Pages '09 (4.0.3) I was using with Snow Leopard. I wrote a text document in Pages after I did the Mavericks upgrade, and now it won't open—I get the "required index.xml file is missing" message instead. I tried a workaround suggested in this forum of changing the ".pages" suffix to ".zip," then changing it back to ".pages," but that did no good. However, text documents saved before the upgrade to Mavericks seem to open OK.
How can I rescue my work?
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You have 2 versions of Pages on your Mac.
Pages 5.2 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
You are alternately opening the wrong versions.
Pages '09/'08 can not open Pages 5 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.
Pages 5.2 can open Pages '09 files but may damage/alter them. It can not open Pages '08 files at all.
Older versions of Pages 5 can not open files from later versions of Pages 5.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5 the Pages '09 files can not be opened in Pages '09.
Anything that is saved to iCloud and opened in a newer version of Pages is also converted to Pages 5 files.
All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.
Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.
Apple has removed almost 100 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs:
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=3527487677f0c 6fa05b6297cd00f8eb9&mforum=iworktipsntrick
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"The required index.xml file is missing."

Hello everyone !
I created a pages files a couple of days ago.
I modified it successfully yesterday, by adding some jpeg files in it.
But, now i can't open it.
The massage is "The required index.xml file is missing."
Although I still can have a "quick look" at my file.
This is the first and only time I've had this.
What can I do ?
Thank you for your concern.

speckel wrote:
I tried using the .zip trick, but it doesn't work...
May you explain what means "it doesn't work".
I know what means "it works" : we get a package in which we may find the Index.xml file
"It doesn't work" may means :
(1) double click the zip file can't expand the file
(2) it expands it but there is no index.xml file in the resulting package
(3) it expands, there is an index.xml file but Pages can't use it
It's a bit odd but we get the same error message in the three cases
In case 1, your unique help is the pdf displayed in Preview.
In case 2 & 3, you may retrieve your picture files if you inserted some of them.
In case 3, sometimes, we may extract the text contents when a preview.pdf isn't available but for you, it's unneeded as the preview is available. So, you may extract the text component with a Copy/Paste action.
CAUTION : I hope that this stupid accident will help you to understand that computers aren't perfect tools. When we use them, the main rule is *_keep incremental (chronological) backups_*. This will give you the ability to retrieve an usable document among a set of consecutive copies.
You may achieve this goal with :
(1) my free autosave script (dedicated to iWork)
(2) the application ForeverSave which apply to every applications but is not free (to get incremental backups).
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