Iwork numbers will not open

iwork numbers will not open, despite reinstalling the software. Pages & Keynote work fine. Any Ideas?

For Lion 10.7.5: Restart holding down Command R. Click on Disk Utility. Select your HD. Select Repair Disk Permissions.
I haven't had any problems in a long time. I'm running Pages 4.2 & Numbers 2.2.
I don't think there's usually any need to repair permissions with Lion. There were probably some software updates that fixed the problem. I find it helps to shut the computer down at night instead of just putting it to sleep. This has eliminated some freezes I was having with both newer and older computers.

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I have Numbers '09 installed on my MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion OS. Recently I went through using Migration Assistant to move apps, adat etc., to a new MBPro 13. After this I have found that Numbers will not open many of the numbers files on either the old or the new machine--the problem probably existed before the migration but I had not had to access these files for quite a while. The message I get is simply "Numbers cannot open this file" I can see the contents in Preview and I was able to use a 3rd party service to get it converted into a .cvs file and thence to Excel. Numbers will open and create new numbers files seemingly OK. I have run repair permissions but no change.
I have seen a history of a similar problem from some time ago so I don't know if this is an old problem that has just surfaced on my machine or what.

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Are you speaking of pages or of tables ?
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Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 6 janvier 2012
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Pages and Numbers will not open my iCloud files until I restart my Imac.

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Welcome to the Apple Community Lloyd.
Please tell us the versions of everything you are using.

Numbers will not open after upgrade to OS X Yosemite

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I have had no problems with Numbers recently and have upgaded to OS X Yosemite this weekend.
I have also set up my iCloud drove.
Have tried to open numbers spreadsheets this morning and IT JUST WILL NOT OPEN.
Have tried shutting down the mac and restarting but no success.
All other apps seem to be working apart from Numbers
Has anyone had this issue and how can I resolve easily.
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Hi,
have you update it to the new version of numbers?
If not go to the App Store and click on Update.
The update process will fix the issue and will give you the new features.
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IWork documents will not open in Preview or display with Quicklook

I have recently upgraded to OSX Mavericks and updated to the latest version of iWork (including the fresh installation of Numbers and Pages). However new iWork documents are not are not displaying in Finder with a preview thumbnail, or opening with either Quicklook or Preview. I only see the Pages, Keynote, and Numbers document icons.
The issue is isolated to new iWork documents, as iWork 09 documents still work, as well as most other standard file formats.
I have checked the Quicklook folder my Library, and have the latest 3.0 version of iWork.qlgenerator.
I have tried restarting Finder and Quicklook (in Terminal), as well as restarting the machine. However this has not solved the problem.
It’s not the end of the world, but it is inconvenient.
Has anyone else had this problem? Can anyone suggest a solution?
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I don't have any Appleworks files but Numbers & Pages users manuals say they will import Appleworks 6 files. I can't say why yours will not if they are Appleworks 6 documents.
I also don't have MacLinkPlus but it might be doing one of two things: saving in a pre-'97 format of Excel or saving with non-standard header information in the file that Numbers does not understand.
I'm not being of much help so far. I've been looking all over and haven't found a solution for you. Sorry.

Numbers will not open

Please can you assist.
I cannot reopen Numbers on my Mac.
Tried reloading, restarting - but still get the error message and no joy....help

You should use at least Numbers 2.0.4. You can use 2.1 but it doesn't have any benefit for Snow Leopard over 2.0.4. If you're not running the latest versions of the iWork apps installed from a retail box or the downloaded trial & Software Update says your software is up to date, make sure the applications are where the installer initially put them. The updaters are very picky. If the location is not where the updater is programmed to look or if the folder doesn't have the name the updater looks for, it will not work. The applications cannot be renamed or moved. If you installed from the downloaded trial or the retail box, they must be in the iWork '09 folder in Applications. That iWork folder must be named iWork '09. If it doesn't have the '09 Software Update won't find them & the updaters won't work.

IWork - Pages Will not Open

I reviewed a previous post of the same problem, the solutions provided did not fix my problem.
When I open Pages or Numbers they crash immediately. I have re-installed the software, deleted the .plist files etc. still no luck.
Anyone with suggestions?

Grasping at straws a bit here, but do you have any third-party templates installed? If so, you might try removing them if you can and see if that makes any difference. Another thing you can try: go to this folder
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IWork '09 will not open in Mavericks

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Forums say that I should be able to open iWork '09 in Mavericks, but every time I try, I get this message:
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Numbers will not open my existing files/ or create new files. Please help!!

I have not been able to get Numbers to open my existing files for a couple of weeks. I can click on the file to open, but it never appears on my screen. I can open my Keynote and Pages files. Any ideas???

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Numbers will not open folders

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Please back up all data, then open the iCloud pane in System Preferences. If the box marked iCloud Drive is checked, click the Options... button on the same line. In the sheet that drops down, there should be a box marked with the name of the affected app. Uncheck that box and confirm. Your iCloud documents should be preserved.
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IWork documents will not open on iCloud

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I have Numbers, Pages and Keynote documents saved in iCloud. When I try to access them via www.icloud.com (after a while "loading")I get the following error message:
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Hi Nick69UK,
That error makes it sound like a temporary issue, like a system issue.
Apple Services, Stores, and iCloud
http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
Beyond that, I would recommend checking out the steps here.
iCloud: Troubleshooting Documents in the Cloud
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3991
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Welcome to the Apple Community Lloyd.
Please tell us the versions of everything you are using.

Pages, Keynote and Numbers 4.1 will not Open

Process:
Pages [81254]
Path:
/Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
Identifier:
com.apple.iWork.Pages
Version:
4.1 (923)
Build Info:
Pages-9230000~1
Code Type:
X86 (Native)
So I rebooted, still nothing.
I decieded I would try to fix by going to the AppStore and pay another 19.99 and I get a message saying it is already installed.
Is there a way to repair? (I do not have the iWork CD (I moved and it is in storage, no way to get)
Is there a way to download and install from the AppStore?
I have Timemachine, is there a way to recover using it?
Here is some of the detail that is in the error message when I attempt to Open the program.
Parent Process: launchd [38691]
Date/Time:
2012-03-04 11:58:27.969 -0600
OS Version:
Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:
335724 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:
6
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   6
Anonymous UUID:
E6E411D7-4900-444E-A16D-A82D706C2D7B
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @rpath/SFCompatibility.framework/Versions/A/SFCompatibility
Referenced from: /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
Reason: image not found

Pages, Keynote and Numbers 4.1 still will not Open
I rebooted, still nothing.
I decieded I would try to fix by going to the AppStore and pay another 19.99 and I get a message saying it is already installed.
Is there a way to repair? (I do not have the iWork CD (I moved and it is in storage, no way to get)
Is there a way to download and install from the AppStore?
I have Timemachine, is there a way to recover using it?
Here is some of the detail that is in the error message when I attempt to Open the program.
Parent Process: launchd [38691]
Date/Time:
2012-03-04 11:58:27.969 -0600
OS Version:
Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:
335724 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:
6
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   6
Anonymous UUID:
E6E411D7-4900-444E-A16D-A82D706C2D7B
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @rpath/SFCompatibility.framework/Versions/A/SFCompatibility
Referenced from: /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
Reason: image not found
Time Capsule, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Macbook numbers 2.1(436) will not open the project from Numbers APP on iPad 2.1(1129) . The error is "index.html is missing"

I updated the numbers APP on my iPad to 2.1(1129) and my Macbook numbers 2.1(436) will not open the project. The error is "index.html is missing".
I think I am having compatibility issues also with my numbers files but the symptom started last week. I have a numbers project/file that has been shared between my iPad and Macbook for several months so I would believe there is no compatability issue with the content. I updated the Numbers APP on my iPad to 2.1(1129) and my Macbook (numbers is current) on 2.1(436) will not open it. I used email the iTunes to transfer the project file. The error is "index.html is missing".
I used ftp to get both a previous file that will open and the new one that will not open onto a server at work and unzipped them. The file format is very different. Indeed the old one has an index.html and the new one has an index directory with a set of files. I know that you can not believe everything you read online but I did see a blurb that Numbers 3 does not need the index.html file but has no other specifics on the files format.
Am I a victim of the 2.1 verson on my iPad not being compatable with the 2.1 version on my Macbook?
Am I now forced to buy a new iWorks or Numbers 3 becasue I updated the iPad APP?
I wanted to find the answer before I purchased a new Numbers if that was not the problem.

Thank you for the insight that the new iPad 2.1 version requires Numbers3 BUT that is not a conclusion I would have jumped to being both are 2.1? Go figure.
You however I do not believe you are correct with the conclusion that I can get a Numbers upgrade. I am on OS X 10.6.8 so not only do I need a new OS, I need a new macbok to run it, according to the APP store it requires OS X 10.9 or greater.
I would like to have known that Numbers 2.1 iOS is not compatable with numbers 2.1 OS X and not taken the APP update.

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