Visio file will not import

What you are seeing

A Visio file will not import.


#Why it happens

Only .vsdx and .vssx are accepted. Legacy .vsd, .vdx, .vss and .vsx are rejected with a message.


#What to do

Open the file in Visio 2013 or later and re-save it as .vsdx, then import again.


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What happens

Visio import formats

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Legacy .vsd, .vdx, .vss and .vsx are rejected with an explicit message. Re-save them as .vsdx in Visio 2013 or later first.



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