Error: ... Unexpected end of file has occurred. The following elements are not closed: xxx

[ELPC]

Hi all, 

I have a team that is running into this error message (attached) but I haven't been able to figure out what it means.  It prevents the workflow from being opened and the team has to go back and recover the file.  Does someone know what this error really means in layman terms?  Is there a error message data dictionary somewhere that will tell me what all the error messages mean?  Thanks. 

[caltang · Accepted solution]

In plain English, your file is corrupted. Can't be used anymore.

This happens sometimes and can be a bummer. Please use your back-up file with the extension .bak, and rename it to the workflow's original extension of yxmd.

Please find documentation here:

1. https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Desktop-Knowledge-Base/Error-opening-file-Unexpect...
2. https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Desktop-Discussions/Error-opening-yxmd-file/td-p/7... 

Hope this helps.