Google Docs Persistent 'Can't Open This Document' Error Unresolved by Support
A user repeatedly encounters a 'Can't open this document' error in Google Docs that standard fixes such as reinstalling the app, clearing cache, or recreating files fail to permanently resolve. Google's community support closed the report as a duplicate without addressing that the suggested fixes had already been tried, leaving the underlying bug unescalated to engineering.
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