I think I've overloaded my .ai file now I cant open it, Illustrator crashes

Hi all,
I have been working with a file which has gradually gotten bigger over time, (its now 22mb).
All of a sudden Illustrator crashes when trying to open this file. (If I click on the thumnbail I still get a preview of the file.)
Ive tried restarting and reopening multiple times. Each time I go to open the file Illustrator crashes and I cant go back into it.
Just wondering if someone can help as I have never come across this issue before.
PS Im on Windows 7 (64-bit illustrator)
Any hlep would be great

22mb does not tell me enough to target your problem as PDF compatibility can be OFF and that would still be a complex file
Do you possibly have lots of:
- vector points
- bitmapped effcts (eg: drop shadow)
- large canvas size
- placed hi res images of much larger res than needed
Restart your computer
Reset Your illustrator prefs
Break the links to placed images in your file (toss them temporarily os a folder called "x")
If yo have a corrupt or suspicous font, close that.
Open the file
Dial your document raster effest down to 72 if needed
Use >> Object >> path >> Simplify if needed
save as with pdf comptible off

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