Quark 6.1 can't open Quark 6.1 files due to Quark being moved to new machine

[$tevie]

They took Quark off the old G4 and installed it on the new Intel iMac, with Quark's phone assistance, all legitimate. So of course all the Quark files on the G4 don't know what they are any more. I emailed one of the files to the iMac and downloaded it, because we need to make rush changes to a rush print job that we had sent to the printer as a pdf. Quark does not recognize the original Quark file that we made the pdf from.

If I try to open it from within Quark, the file is greyed out. If I use Get Info and try to select an application from within there, Quark is greyed out. If I try to drag and drop it onto the Quark icon nothing happens. I have tried those same 3 things using InDesign CS2, nothing.

In spite of my requests, the people involved (none of these are my computer) did NOT move the last two weeks of work onto a back up, nor onto the new iMac, before taking Quark off. I am now concerned that everything anyone did in Quark for the last 2 weeks (maybe half a dozen jobs) are gone forever!

Can I make changes to the pdf if I have Acrobat Professional? I have it but I've never used it, unless you count merging two pdf files into one as "using it".

[jdc]

add .qxd to the files?

6.5 files can be opened by 6.1 or 6, not sure what the issues

they/you are aware that quark tech phone support is free...just call them..they answer in about 1 minute

[elmo3]

zip the file, THEN email it. Unzip it. Good to go.

[$tevie]

I will give both zipping AND adding .qxd a try. Thanks.

[incognegro]

try .qxp instead... the P is for Project, new in version 6.

[$tevie]

Well, something worked and I was able to make the corrections. I have to email this to the printer now. Thank you everybody. These sorts of snafus are just so disorienting to me when trying to work on other people's machines, especially since all my deadlines are so tight this week. Thanks again!