Hello. One thing to try is to create a new document and see how much, if anything, can be rescued if you try to File>Place the damaged one.
Or its better solution to use Illustrator Fix Toolbox.
See more: http://www.illustrator.fixtoolbox.com/
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-Double-click the Adobe Illustrator icon on your desktop to open the program. Click the File drop-down and select the "New" option.
-Choose the size and color mode for the file and then click the "OK" button.
-Click the File drop-down and then select the "Place" option. Choose the "All Formats" from the Files of Type menu when the Place dialog box appears.
-Select the damaged Illustrator file and then click "Place." Enter a new name for the file and then click "Save." This will create a new Illustrator file with information from the damaged file. or you can try to use illustrator recovery , this is nice PAID service . i wish you good luck
How to repair ai file?Place the damaged Illustrator file in a new Illustrator file. Important: This solution doesn't work if you didn't select Create Compatible PDF File in the Illustrator Native Format Options dialog box when you saved the original file. On the Macintosh platform, the damaged Illustrator file may appear dimmed in the Place dialog box, but you will still be able to select it and place it in the new Illustrator file.
In Illustrator, choose File > New.
Select the appropriate size and color mode, and then click OK.
Choose File > Place.
In the Place dialog box, choose All Formats from the Files of Type pop-up menu (Windows) or choose All Documents from the Show pop-up menu (Mac OS), choose the damaged file, and then click Place.
Maybe try repairing permissions, restart, and try to open the files. This might work.
Also u can repair illustrator file owing Illustrator Repair Toolbox I found it here Illustrator Repair Toolbox
Correct the offending command 1.Launch Illustrator. 2.Using File > Open, hold down Command + Ctrl + Alt + Shift (Windows), and click Open. Double click the file to open. You want the full Open dialog. 3.Your file will be blank. Close the file without saving or altering. 4.Go back to your directory. You will now have a second file with an underscore at the beginning of the filename. (myfile.aivs._myfile.ai).
?lso I often use this program in such cases AI Viewer Tool
Check for a damaged pattern, gradient, or custom color
To determine if the problem is caused by a damaged pattern, gradient, or custom color:
1. Choose Edit > Select All and change the fill and stroke to process black.
2. Perform task 4 again to determine whether the problem occurs in a new file that does not contain the patterns, gradients, or spot colors. If the problem does not recur, re-create the pattern, gradient, or spot color in the original file.
Double click on My Computer on your desktop and open C:>Documents and Settings > User >Application Data > Adobe > Adobe Illustrator CS2 Settings.
(Your version of Illustrator will be in the foldr name.) Inside this
folder is a file called AIPrefs. Drag this file to the trash, and
restart Illustrator. Reset any custom preferences you want, and when you
close Illustrator the preferences file will be regenerated.
You can also reset Illustrator's preferences by holding down Shift + Control + Alt
while launching the program. If you get a dialog asking if you want to
delete the Adobe Illustrator settings folder, click yes to proceed.
Restart Illustrator. Reset any custom preferences you want, and when you
close Illustrator the preferences file will be regenerated.
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