topic Re: cannot open .mxd in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/cannot-open-mxd/m-p/832865#M33765 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Will,</P><P></P><P>Unfortunately, the only way around this is by opening the .mxd in 10.8 and saving it as an older version. I would implore Esri to implement backwards compatibility, however with ArcPro out and the announced stop of development for Arcgis Desktop, I am not hopeful this will happen.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Hopefully someone in your network has 10.8 available, else you are welcome to contact me. I'd be happy to convert the .mxd to an older version.</P><P></P><P>Kind regards,</P><P>Callum Reid</P><P>callum.reid@hvhl.nl</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:54:15 GMT Callum_ReidHVHL 2020-10-05T11:54:15Z cannot open .mxd https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/cannot-open-mxd/m-p/832864#M33764 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Recieved an error message when trying to open an existing .mxd stating the file cannot be open because it was created using a newer version of ArcMap. I'm currently running 10.7.1. What should I do?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:58:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/cannot-open-mxd/m-p/832864#M33764 WillHager 2020-09-03T14:58:19Z Re: cannot open .mxd https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/cannot-open-mxd/m-p/832865#M33765 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Will,</P><P></P><P>Unfortunately, the only way around this is by opening the .mxd in 10.8 and saving it as an older version. I would implore Esri to implement backwards compatibility, however with ArcPro out and the announced stop of development for Arcgis Desktop, I am not hopeful this will happen.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Hopefully someone in your network has 10.8 available, else you are welcome to contact me. I'd be happy to convert the .mxd to an older version.</P><P></P><P>Kind regards,</P><P>Callum Reid</P><P>callum.reid@hvhl.nl</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:54:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/cannot-open-mxd/m-p/832865#M33765 Callum_ReidHVHL 2020-10-05T11:54:15Z