Why can't I use a file created with Scribus 1.3.x with Scribus 1.2.x (or earlier)?

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The short answer is that the file formats are incompatible, and for now at least, there are no plans to be able to make files backwards compatible. You can load any older file into 1.3.x, it's just that once saved from 1.3.x, the file cannot be read by older versions of Scribus.

If you are using 1.3.x and try to save a file that came from 1.2.x or earlier, you should get a warning before saving. If you have a need to retain the original file's 1.2.x readability, change the name of the file in some way.