can't open.odb file

[jjnbb]

When i try to open a data base file it does not open,instead it takes me to where i would create one. Then i click on open existing file, it brings me back to the beginning

[mariosv]

Please paste here the information in Menu>Help>About LibreOffice.

(There is an icon in the center to copy the information).

[RobertG]

@jjnbb How do you try to open the Base file?
Start the desktop and start it from recent file?
Start from Base Database directly?
Add a screenshot to show your problem.

[jjnbb]

I open libre from desktop, then i choose open existing database file, then i click on the icon that says open. Finally the page that comes up is the page with four sections where you would start a new database, as if you were going to start a new file

[RobertG]

You get something like this?

If there is chosen a file (like the Recently used “XRechnung_MariaDB_V2508-025” in screenshot you have to press “Finish”.
You could press “Open” for the file manager to search for a file, which isn’t in the list of recently used files.