Sent GarageBand file is corrupted?

I’ve sent a garage band project to my audio engineer’s apple computer (via we-transfer, airdrop & whatsapp) but his device is saying that the file I sent is corrupted. Sending the song is mot a problem but the whole project seems to be an issue

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iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 11, 2022 9:15 AM

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Nessfinesse Author

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Jul 11, 2022 2:46 PM in response to Keith Barkley

His icon looked different all right, so you might be on to something.. Thanks Im gonna check it out. I suggested to update the application. I dont know if that would help. Im gonna hear from him tomorrow….

Jul 11, 2022 10:18 AM in response to Nessfinesse

Are you both using the same version of GarageBand?

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