Cannot save and open .fig file

Hi,

I can't remember when it happened as I let the problem slip away but I'm not able to open any ".fig" file that I save with matlab.

The problem is not going away by updating matlab.

When I save a .fig file, the file is created but when I try to open it then I get this message:

"Error using load

Unable to read MAT-file /Users/xxxx/Desktop/Desktop_save/YOTC/figure/untitled.fig.

Not a binary MAT-file. Try load -ASCII to read as text."

The older figures I have saved before the issue occured can still be openned. My computer is running on MacOS 10.14.5 and my matlab version is R2019a update 1.

I've been looking online for quite sometimes without finding any solution, so any help would be more than welcomed!

Thanks,

Greg

[Walter Roberson]

What steps are you taking to save the .fig files ?

Can you attach one of the files that is detected as being wrong?

[Star Strider]

gregory cesana’s Answer (and ‘test.fig’) moved here —

Whether I use the command saveas or the gui menu to save the figure gives the same results. Then I double click on the .fig file or I use the command open/openfig and the error message pops up.

Note that it uses to work in the past and it suddently stopped working.

I enclosed a simple plot saved with the gui menu.

[Star Strider]

I get the same result (error message) with ‘test.fig’ as you posted originally.

Wild guess:

What do you get when you run:

q1 = which('saveas.m','-all')
q2 = which('savefig.m','-all')

I get only:

q1 =
    {'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019a\toolbox\matlab\general\saveas.m'}

q2 =
    {'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019a\toolbox\matlab\graphics\savefig.m'}

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

I get the same result (error message) with ‘test.fig’ as you posted originally.

Wild guess:

What do you get when you run:

q1 = which('saveas.m','-all')
q2 = which('savefig.m','-all')

I get only:

q1 =
    {'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019a\toolbox\matlab\general\saveas.m'}

q2 =
    {'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019a\toolbox\matlab\graphics\savefig.m'}

[Stephen23]

gregory cesana's "Answer" moved here:

    {'/Users/xxxx/Documents/MATLAB/savefig.m'                        }
    {'/Applications/MATLAB_R2019a.app/toolbox/matlab/graphics/savefig.m'}

Mannnn!!!!

Well done!

I was actually using an old routine of savefig from 2013 when –I guess– savefig was not implemented directly in matlab. This routine may be outdated and no longer compatible with the newer matlab versions, hence my problem...

I just removed it and now everything works just fine!

Thank you so much!!!

Greg

[Star Strider]

@gregory cesana —

My pleasure!

@Stephen —

Thank you!

[Star Strider]

@gregory cesana —

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