Continue reading the article to know more about the causes and their solutions. However, if MS word is showing up an error while accessing the file there are other workarounds that help fix this issue.

Repair MS Word File That Fails to Open.Open MS Word Document in Protected View.Open Doc/Docx Files with Microsoft Word.But on some occasions, if you cannot open a word document, the Word document might be due to issues with the Word File. Do NOT do a Search & Destroy on any files left behind you THINK may be deleted! To properly uninstall MSOffice from your computer, either follow this link or use a third-party uninstaller (I personally have used AppCleaner with very good results…i have no skin in that game, just a satisfied user.)Īll the above instructions are easily adaptable to work with Windows and Linux…except the uninstallation procedure for Linux! This method will also work with any other files that open in the wrong application or if you just want to change the default program.Every Word file can be easily accessed by simply double-clicking on the file or by using right-clicking and choosing the Open option. Dragging Office to the Trash will leave a slew of satellite files that may cause problems (as OP had). You have been warned.Ī typical Microsoft installation will spew files all over your hard drive, some are hidden files as well. I take no responsibility if something should go wrong. If you’d like LibreOffice to always open MSOffice files, follow the same procedure.ĭISCLAIMER: this third step is to followed only if you are an intermediate/expert computer user. Now all of the files associated with LibreOffice will open with a double-click directly from Finder. Find LibreOffice.app and click the Change All button. This “unwanted reassociation” is probably the cause of 80% of similar but easily resolved problems on this site!įrom Finder, choose a LO file and press CMD-I > Get Info. If that works, the file(s) are not corrupted and it is most likely a attribution resetting…that is, somehow the file(s) got associated to another program. As requested by PANIC! If a LibreOffice file, regardless of type, doesn’t open from your OS’s file manager (in this case, Finder) first launch LibreOffice and see if you can open the file(s) with CMD-O > Open File.

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