topic Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error in ArcGIS Pro Questions

ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

JoeMabena1 — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:14:26 GMT

Has there been any solution to this problem?

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

MichaelVolz — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:35:38 GMT

Here is another thread with a similar issue:

https://community.esri.com/message/768712-opening-the-selected-arcgis-project-failed-this-project-was-saved-using-a-newer-version-of-arcgis-pro

Not sure it will provide a solution, but others are having similar issues.

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

MervynLotter — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:36:19 GMT

This is happening to a colleague of mine. The workaround is to use Windows

Explorer to browse to file and then double click to open.

We don't know why this is happening.

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

JoeMabena1 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 06:53:18 GMT

Thanks, I tried this and it worked. Tried to open the same file again but failed. Tried it again and it works now.

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

AndrewMcHalpine — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:33:35 GMT

I've just encountered this problem today, but the error message is slightly different

What's weird is that I was already using this project earlier today just fine, and everything saved fine. Double clicking from the file folder doesn't work for me

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

ElizabethBrumfield — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:41:22 GMT

I'm getting this error ever since IT moved our network drive to a new location - I even built a new project in the new location and STILL get this error - I do not see anything still pointing to the old location. I have to browse to the aprx file in File Explorer and open it from there - very annoying!

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

JasmeetSingh1 — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:21:30 GMT

Hello Andrew,

I am noticing " - " and spaces in the project location. I have a technical article which discusses the same problem, please try following this:

Error: Failed to save the current project. Error: ProjectService::SaveProjectAsync Failed

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

Anonymous User — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:41:36 GMT

I'm seeing the same error "OpenProjectAsync Failed" and I have no spaces or special characters in the path.

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

Anonymous User — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:38:32 GMT

this hasn't happened on any new projects, but the one(s) where it does happen are basically toast.

luckily I exported layouts for the project to separate files and was able to rebuild. So now I keep updated copies of all Layouts and Maps in my project folders in case this happens again.

Save early, save often.

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

SteveH — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:24:53 GMT

I had this happen to me today. I've been using the project for over a month with no issue but today I receive this error.
I took the advice here, made a copy of the project file with spaces removed from the name and it opens.