ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 Fail to open project error

[JoeMabena1]

Has there been any solution to this problem?

[MichaelVolz]

Here is another thread with a similar issue:

https://community.esri.com/message/768712-opening-the-selected-arcgis-project-failed-this-project-wa... 

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

[MervynLotter]

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.

[JoeMabena1]

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

[AndrewMcHalpine]

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

[JasmeetSingh1]

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 

[Anonymous User]

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

[Anonymous User]

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.

[ElizabethBrumfield]

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!