FAQ:Errors opening an Audacity project
From Audacity Development Manual
This page is for errors encountered when you try to open an Audacity Project file and the file fails to open.
Error: Opening an AUP3 file in an older version of Audacity
This error will occur if you try to open an AUP3 project file that was created in a later version of Audacity.
You will need to upgrade to the latest version of Audacity in order to open this project file.
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