# PROJECT: Error when opening archive:SF: File not closed

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/project-error-when-opening-archive-file-not-closed/9446>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
**Tags:** error-message\
**Created:** [November 8, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/project-error-when-opening-archive-file-not-closed/9446 "2023-11-08T11:41:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![paul\_round](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/paul_round/32/389_2.png) [@paul\_round](https://forum.logik.tv/u/paul_round)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/project-error-when-opening-archive-file-not-closed/9446/1 "2023-11-08T11:41:37Z")

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Anybody seen this before?  
Flame won’t start.

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**Author:** ![paul\_round](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/paul_round/32/389_2.png) [@paul\_round](https://forum.logik.tv/u/paul_round)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/project-error-when-opening-archive-file-not-closed/9446/2 "2023-11-08T12:09:13Z")

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All fixed, it was caused by a .ref-lock file.

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**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/project-error-when-opening-archive-file-not-closed/9446/3 "2023-11-08T17:37:02Z")

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How did that get fixed @paul_round ?

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**Author:** ![paul\_round](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/paul_round/32/389_2.png) [@paul\_round](https://forum.logik.tv/u/paul_round)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/project-error-when-opening-archive-file-not-closed/9446/4 "2023-11-08T18:12:10Z")

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I removed all the .ref files in /opt/Autodesk/clip/stonefs

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**Author:** ![RufusBlackwell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/rufusblackwell/32/422_2.png) [@RufusBlackwell](https://forum.logik.tv/u/RufusBlackwell)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/project-error-when-opening-archive-file-not-closed/9446/5 "2025-09-22T04:20:11Z")

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I just had this same problem. Unfortunately the solution above didn’t work. The eventual solution was to install the latest points update. So I was running 2025.2.1 I updated to 2025.2.4 and that fixed it. All my projects are still in place because it’s just a points update.  
Just putting it here incase it’s useful for anyone.