Max won't load my files

Did Max crash last time you had the file open?

no, it saved and then i quit.

Max will do this to you sometimes. Best thing to do is to check your autobacks, go to your max install directory, find the autoback folder, and open the last autobak.max file that was saved. Hopefully you won't have lost too much. Another option is to open a new max file, and then merge in one by one your objects from the saved scene that won't open, when you get to the object that won't merge, that's your problem. Try these two first.

yeah but it won't save at all. i just made a cube for a test and tried to save it it worked but when i load it gives me that message

Ok, so the problem isn't just one file it's all files you're saving? Is it just recent files? Can you open any files at all?

try merging the file in

i can open files i download from 3d total and stuff. but nothing i save my self.

my suggestion is, run a virus scan, if thats ok re-install max, in all the years I've used it that has never happend to me. What version are you using?

yeah, i did a reinstall and it's working fine. I'm using Version 4.2 now just downloaded the upgrade. But yeah i think some files must of been missing during the first installation.