There was a problem reading the layer data. Read the composite data instead?

[Weston James Palmer]

I can not open my PSD file

It is about 180MB

Never had a problem and then all of a sudden "There was a problem reading the layer data. Read the composite data instead?"

Help What do I do!?

[Akash Sharma · Accepted solution]

Hi Gatostreet,

Please refer this discussion There was a problem reading the layer data. Read the composite data instead? and let us know if that helps.

Thanks,

Akash

[rafalk23813620]

clean cache and try again

[David_Marcoot]

This isn't a solution to a problem you should fix. Every time this question gets asked an Adobe support person directs us to your answer as if that is actually of any use. Fix the damn problem and issue an apology for thousand of hours of labor your customers have LOST.

[davescm]

In all the years I've used Photoshop daily (which is many) I've never had a corrupt PSD - not even once. Maybe I've been lucky, but I also believe in creating my own luck. I always save to a local hard drive - never to a network or removable drive. Files can be copied to the network later if required. This is standard advice from Adobe.   https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/kb/networks-removable-media-photoshop.html

I also save incrementally (Filename001.psd, Filename002.psd etc). This is mainly to protect against errors on my part but would equally protect against a corrupt file if it happened.

I really do feel for those with corrupt files, who have lost work, but the impact should be no worse than opening the previous incremental file.

Dave

[fadia80301274]

Hi Weston, try freeing up storage space and closing the PSD files you are not using.

Basically, the file needs enough RAM to read the layers.