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Open a Blender 3.5 file in Blender 3.4 and earlier

Is there any way to open a blend file made in Blender 3.5 in older versions of Blender? I'd go the FBX route, but I want to preserve the rig.
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Exporting file from Blender 3.0.0 to use in Blender 2.92.0

I've been working on a scene with the newer 3.0.0 version, but a custom plugin I need to use only works with 2.92.0. I still have the old version installed, so tried to open the .blend file with it ...
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How do I access the Save pop-up on older files

I just switched to Blender 2.91 and I am having a problem: when I close a project I did with 2.90 I do not get the option to save. Saving manually does work, but it adds a file called quit.blend every ...
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blend files open in 2.79 version instead of 2.83 when double clicked [duplicate]

I can't find an answer even tho I have solved this issue already once. For some reason when I double click .blend file it opens it in 2.79 instead of 2.83. All I remember that there are multiple ways ...
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How to fix my project to be correctly opened by Blender versions newer than 2.82a?

I had some issues with my project created in Blender 2.82a, which is not being correctly opened by newer versions. I created a ticket (https://developer.blender.org/T78960) and there it was told be ...
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Cannot copy paste collections anymore

I ran into a problem when installing the new blender 2.83. When copying a collection and pasting it, either in the same file or in another file, it doesn't work anymore. I get the notification that ...
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How to get my file back in 2.79 after saving with 2.80 series?

I was experimenting with a file in 2.8 and accidentally saved it. When I opened it back in 2.79 I can't see my model. It disappeared with the error File written by newer Blender binary. How can I ...
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"File format is not supported" when trying to open a 2.72 .blend file

I was looking into Sun Rays done in Compositor, so I headed over to this link. Neither of the two files hosted there (Windows.blend and Sky.blend) could be opened by my 2.78 version of Blender: I ...
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Should I update Blender?

I have blender version 2.76b. I have noticed that blender doesn't update it self automatically. Is there a reason for that. And also if i update my blender, will I be able to work on blender projects ...
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Blender 2.65 .blend file is not loading correctly in Blender 2.76b

I've just recently moving to Blender 2.76b from Blender 2.65. One of my .blend files made in 2.65 is not loading correctly when opened in 2.76b. When opened, one of the mesh is strange. When viewed ...
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How to configure which Blender version opens when clicking on a .blend file?

If I double click a recent blend file icon, the version of Blender that it calls is an old one. The file was created using 2.76, but if I double click it it runs inside 2.72b. If I right click it ...
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Do .blend files store information on which version of Blender they were created in?

I'd like to know if a .blend file contains information about the version of Blender it was saved from. I have couple of old files and I'd like to open them in ...
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