Thank you so much !!!
I sorry but I have the same problem, file cannot be opened: SAXException: [word/document.xml line 2]: Opening and ending tag mismatch: rPr line 2 and ins
I’m at a lost, can someone help me, please?
The file can be downloaded at [link to G-drive]: Google Docs wird geladen
Thank you in advance.
Thank you, very much!!
mikekaganski you are savior, I almost lost my mind.
Hi, Mike,
I’m really hoping you can work the same magic you did for these other folks on the attached file. Editing is my profession, and I’ve lost about 220 pages from this document that I sorely need recovered. Happy to pay you for your time, too.
Demonica_full_manuscript__BAS-edit_(Oct-26-2023).docx (375.0 KB)
Cheers!
Brett
Wow! You are a king among men, sir. Many, many thanks! Again, though, I’m happy to throw you a few bucks for this. Just let me know. 
BTW, is there a way to prevent this from happening again? Should I be saving the file as ODT or something else while I work on it, then saving back to DOCX when I return the file to my client?
Cheers!
Brett
Use native file format for any program you use. For LibreOffice, it means use ODT for text documents, and only export to other external formats when sending someone who cant open ODT.
Also: you use version 7.3. We create new versions, not only because we introduce features, but also because we fix bugs.
But that doesn’t mean that the advise to use ODT would be less relevant 
Oh, I didn’t know I was using an older version. I’ll upgrade immediately, and will always save in ODT from now on. Huge thanks again!!
Hello, I have the same problem, could you help me?
Or what I can do to solve it?
I unzipped the document.xml, opened it in Notepad++ with XML plugin
and I have error:
“XML Parsing error at line 2
Opening and ending tag mismatch: ins line 2 and rPr”
LibreOffice 7.4 (but I opened the document both in Libre and MS Word)
Hello,
I have the same problem here with this file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VZiC3qLBNXoyVqWDf8pSmL7FTSgf2nTq/view?usp=sharing
any help would be super appreciated!
ohhhh Thank you so much!!! I had found the XML mismatch and repaired the file but still was not able to recover the document.
Is there any way to prevent this from happening in the future?
Don’t use DOCX as your main format.
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Hello,
Please help,
Yesterday all was working well with my file
I opened it this morning and received this error message : Erreur de format de fichier à la position
SAXParseException: '[word/document.xml line 2]: Opening and ending tag mismatch: rPr line 2 and ins
', Stream ‘word/document.xml’, Line 2, Column 692478(row,col).
A huge part of my work is gone, i’m gonna be in trouble with my compagny PLEASE HELP ! Here a link to download link WeTransfer - Send Large Files & Share Photos Online - Up to 2GB Free
You are a god !! Thank you so much ! <3
Dear Mike,
I am having exactly the same problem. I really cannot do anything to open my full research paper. It should be around 25-30 pages and now I only can see 5… please I would be inmensely grateful if you could help me solving this problem… Thank you so so much…
Gabriel & Ainhoa article_V4-01 dic 24.docx (68.9 KB)
Dear Mike, you are an angel! I really don’t know how to thank your help. Really really thanks, if I can do anything for you just let me know!!! Warmest wishes!!