"Unresolved Pointer References Error" when opening a Revit file

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Oct 8, 2023

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When opening a Revit file the following error appears:

The model <filename>.rvt contains many unresolved pointer references, and it cannot be loaded.

Check if you can open the file with the Audit check box checked:

If the model will not open with the Audit check box checked, this indicates that there is corruption within the Revit model. Use the instructions in the following article to clear this error: "Data in file (filename).rvt is corrupt and needs to be manually recovered"
If the model will open with the Audit check box checked, check if the article applies: Revit Unresolved Pointer References error message without Audit

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