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What to do when a there is an error reading file or contents are corrupted upon opening a CaseView document
What to do when a there is an error reading file or contents are corrupted upon opening a CaseView document
Published: 06/09/2023
How to resolve error reading file or error contents are corrupted
Answer:
This issue usually occurs when the CaseView document has become corrupted due to the file not closing properly.
Use the following steps to resolve this issue:
1. Locate the engagement file folder on the machine | View | Show/Hide | Select File name extensions and hidden items.
2. Sort the folder by size – largest to smallest. (Right-click | View | Details | Click on “Size” column heading until largest files at the top)
3. Locate the two files ending “…FSNG0000ZAFS.cvw” and “…FSNG0000ZAFS.bak”
4. Rename the “…FSNG0000ZAFS.cvw” file to “…FSNG0000ZAFS.old”
5. Rename the “…FSNG0000ZAFS.bak” file to “…FSNG0000ZAFS.cvw”
6. Re-open the engagement file and try to re-open the previously corrupted CaseView file
If the file does not have the .bak file, you will need to create a new file from client data.
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