ok...so i spent hours and days perfecting every little detail on this vector for the contest..and the last time i edited it was yesterday...and now im trying to open up the file it says "could not complete your request b/c it is not a valid Photoshop Document" and then i try opening it w/ imageready it says "could not complete this operation. this is an unrecognized photoshop file"!! it wasnt like this before..i could always open it and yesterday after i saved changes and closed ps and turned off comp....i cant open it today! i spent so much time on the vector..i dont want to redo it >.< anyone know how i can get it recognized again?? im about to cry..

..... Did you recently change the file extension/name of it? If so, it may be corrupted.

no i didnt change anything but the last thing i did when it was working was close ps and it asked if i wanted to save changed and i clicked yes and turned off my comp..

this is boring.........

Don't spam.

That used to happen to me when I saved a .psp file with a vector layer in Photoshop and then tried opening it in Paint Shop Pro. Anyway. If I were you, I'd copy the file (so i don't lose it) and then fiddle with the file extensions. Although probably not the greatest solution, I do it all the time. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

But, sorry to be a pessimistic realist, I don't think you'll get it back; life's like that sometimes.

r u suree?? but i worked so freakin hardd on itt!! >.< aghhhh:cry: theres absolutely no way to fish it out from program files or anything?? hold on..i attached the psd file..does anyone see anything..?

and you mean copy the file just as a usual precaution right? b/c now its too late to copy it b/c i cant even open it anymore >.<

i havent saved it as jpg or gif yet...its still in psd b/c i was putting in finishing touched and everything was still in layers but then i closed PS and it asked if i wanted to save the changes made to the psd and i clicked yes..but right after PS closed down i turned off the computer using the main switch and not from the start menu b/c my mom walked in and i wasnt sposed to be using the computer...so i think maybe the file was lost b/c i didnt shut it off correctly..? but i didnt know that would affect PS b/c the PS prgrm was already closed...so...theres absolutely no way to retrieve the file..?!

The hard drive probably didn't have enough time to process your request
to save the file because it was a big file.
You turned off your comp too soon and it wasn't finished yet.
Corrupted file.

Maybe on the web there is some sort of recovery program.
Really sorry to hear that all your hard work may be lost.

you'll probably never get it back.
forget about it and move on.
it's just a vector.

^ ... that's messed up. She spent hours on working on that thing, and vectors are great pieces of artwork.

I don't know what happened, but, it happened to me once too, in illustartor while i was vectoring, but i think next time, try saving 2 files. thats what i did and it worked.