Since the first part of this article is about the fact that this is not really an error, let me quickly provide one that I occasionally run into that actually is a problem – but it is user based and not the system.

This leads to a question – what if I have changed instances (a data migration or something) and so I do not want those files listed in my Recent file list? That actually is pretty easy, just select the recent file by RIGHT clicking on it once and an option to remove it from the list will appear: If you go to multiple instances, you will need to pay attention to the Recent files and their locations. The only ones that will open for me are the 2 from the DEMO instance. In my case, I have 3 files from the PWA_DEV instance, 1 from the PWA instance and 2 from the DEMO instance. The problem is that I am in the PWA instance called “DEMO” and I was trying to open a file from the PWA_DEV instance. Let’s go back to steps two and three where I have now circled the problem. It took me a few times but then it hit me that the solution was actually being given to me.

And, you might hit OK and then go look at those things – only to discover that it is not checked out already or any of the other conclusions that I jump to.īUT, read the second sentence that says, “To open it, you’ll need to close and then restart Project using that Project Web App account.”. If you are like me, you read that first sentence that says “This project is on Project Web App” and you immediately think that you must have it open in PWA and that it is not checked in OR, maybe your cache isn’t right, OR, maybe somebody else has it open in PWA, or, or, or…. Select the project you want that you worked on relatively recently.In Microsoft Project Professional, when you try to open a file and you click on the shortcut you might get a pop up that appears to be an error.Īs an example, here are the steps that might recreate the problem: BUT, sometimes, the error message or Pop Up is actually quite descriptive, if we would just read the whole thing. Of course, some error messages that are provided to the user are way too simple and very un-helpful (I think of “Something Went Wrong” message in SharePoint). I was told once that I should read the ENTIRE error message when one appears on my screen and not assume that I just know what is happening. Microsoft Project – Open Recent File Pop Up that is NOT an error

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