"Failed to open map view"

[ajwright]

Hello users, 

Today I opened up my project which I have spent around 40 hours on so far, and only my layouts were visible, but with no map data. My map was missing, but visible in the catalog pane. When I try to open the map from the catalog, I get the "Failed to open map view" error with no further explanation. 

Other posts mentioned the Reclassify tool as a potential culprit. I used this tool a few times, but not recently so I am not sure what caused this issue. 

Is there any way that I can extract the layers and data from the map and paste it to a fresh project?

Any help is appreciated.

[GeeteshSingh07]

@ElizabethZizzamia1, Esri support may be able to recover the map. I have seen several cases where they have recovered it, so you should give it a try...

[GregoryLund2]

The problem persisted in ArcPro 3.2.2, and  3.3. I've not found a way to prevent this issue.

<edit>.... My students and I experience it most when we're utilizing and creating Rasters (Slope/Aspect/Hillshade etc.). Other than that, we have no clue.

I remind them to save early and often!

Any word on this?

[LydiaKateYoder]

I'm sorry that this happened. I've had this "failed to open map view" error happen many times. It has fundamentally shifted how I use ArcGIS Pro. I now save every component of the map individually, including layer symbology, layouts, label style, maps, etc. I see comments and posts about this going back to at least 2019, and Esri has yet to offer a real solution. At this point I'd prefer that Esri just admit that they don't know why it happens, and offer a checklist of steps to take for each project to prevent the loss of work due to this error. 

[RandyMcGregor_BMcD]

I am experiencing this now. This is really bad, and it looks like it has been happening for years.

[amcbee]

I have also experienced this issue this week, after using the "Reclassify" tool. I will try to follow the troubleshooting steps laid out by other posters.