# audacity did not recognize the type of the file...

**URL:** <https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/audacity-did-not-recognize-the-type-of-the-file/39839>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [September 13, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/audacity-did-not-recognize-the-type-of-the-file/39839 "2015-09-13T04:49:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gale\_Andrews](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Gale_Andrews)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/audacity-did-not-recognize-the-type-of-the-file/39839/4 "2015-09-13T14:16:43Z")

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Are you sure you were not using File \> Import \> Audio… ? That shows you the message you quote in 2.0.5 if you try to import a project. Use File \> Open… or File \> Recent Files to open a project from within Audacity.

If you had the current Audacity 2.1.1 there would be a better error message telling you to use “Open”.

Also see: [Important information for Windows XP users](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/important-information-for-windows-xp-users/37650/1) about security and safety.  
  
  
Gale

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