7 Replies Latest reply: Jan 14, 2013 2:10 AM by www.cpguru.com

Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

Joanna Sciortino Jan 11, 2013 6:28 AM

I am a first time user and realized that I may have made a mistake. I created a cptx file once it was completed I published and then needed to zip it so that it can be published in our LMS.

Realized now that I no longer have a cptx file, not even in the zipped folder. Is there a way to get the information from the zipped folder and convert it back to a cptx file?

1. Re: Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

MichaelKazlow Jan 11, 2013 7:06 AM (in response to Joanna Sciortino)

Moved to Adobe Captivate
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2. Re: Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

Captiv8r Jan 11, 2013 8:12 AM (in response to Joanna Sciortino)

Hi there

Sorry but despite repeated pleas to provide us a decompiler, Adobe has never offered the option. There is simply no way to take an output file and convert it back to a source file.

Hence the value of backups! You make backups of the source so that you can get "back up" and operating easily!

I understand there is a cache that may allow you to rebuild a project, but I'm thinking that likely that would only exist if you had specifically saved the project.

Cheers... Rick
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3. Re: Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

Joanna Sciortino Jan 11, 2013 8:42 AM (in response to Captiv8r)

Thanks for the reply and I am very disappointed. Wish I had thought of that before. Thanks.
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4. Re: Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

Phillip Jones Jan 11, 2013 1:56 PM (in response to Joanna Sciortino)

IF you were on a Mac and had setup Time Machine you would have had a Backup yu could fall back on. Youwuld just go back in time a few hours or few days befor and retreived the the file.
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5. Re: Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

Joanna Sciortino Jan 11, 2013 5:43 PM (in response to Phillip Jones)

That is why I should have invested in a Mac instead, but did not do that either.

Thank you!
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6. Re: Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

Phillip Jones Jan 11, 2013 9:08 PM (in response to Joanna Sciortino)

Sorry for the bad spelling. The Mac has a built in spell checker while as you type. But doesn't work in the forum and the checker in this forum is not capable of adding words. So I usually forget to turn on spell check.

I think you can set up something similar but you have to download software to do it.
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7. Re: Changing a zipped file back to a cptx file

www.cpguru.com Jan 14, 2013 2:10 AM (in response to Joanna Sciortino)

If you haven't deleted your Adobe Captivate cache files then you may be able to recreate the .cptx file from those.

See how to do that here: http://www.cpguru.com/recovering-corrupt-adobe-captivate-projects/

Also - on a different note. In the Captivate preferences you can enable the "Generate Project Backup" option, which automatically generates a backup file everytime you save your project. This way even if you delete the original file you still have the backup file.

Finally - you don't need a Mac and Timemachine to keep automatic backups of your files. If you are on Windows 7 and have "System Protection" enabled then you will in many cases be able to recreate deleted files. You can read more about that here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Previous-versions-of-files-frequently-asked-qu estions

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