General Error. General input/ouput error code

[KaraHRN]

openoffice 4.1.4
Windows 10 Home
Recently had computer worked on and my Microsoft Office was replaced with OpenOffice which I NO longer have access to. I've been trying to "clean up" duplicates from a total of 3 computers which have all been placed on my current one. Now I am getting error "General Error. General input/ouput error" when I attempt to open some of my files. I'm not very computer savy at all. I had gotten used to MicrosoftOffice, but can no longer afford to purchase it. I'm stuck with this for now. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Kara

[Bill]

Please explain what "some of my files" means. Are they files of a particular type? Are they files in a particular location? Are they random files? A screen shot of one or more of the error messges might also provide clues about the error.

[RoryOF]

A sample file might also be of help.

[John_Ha]

I am getting error "General Error. General input/ouput error" when I attempt to open some of my files.

1. Do you run Windows Defender? If so, tell it to trust C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\program\soffice.bin

2. Say My Documents\Fred.odt cannot be opened by File > Open > navigate to My Documents > select Fred.odt. Using Windows, go to the My Documents folder and right-click Fred.odt > Properties. Does it say the file comes from another PC and is blocked? If so, click Unblock.

3. Can you open this test.odt file?

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