But it didn't look like anything happened when I clicked on the file.

【翻译】但是，当我点击文件时，看起来并不像发生了什么。

【分析】like用作连词，不是介词。like anything happened 是一个方式从句（一说表语从句）：anything（主语） happened（谓语）。这里，like 的用法等于as if。又如：

He looked like he had seen a ghost.

他好象见了鬼似的(很惊慌的样子)。

It looks like it will rain before long.

看起来一会儿就要下雨了。

It looks like it isn't clean enough to bathe here.

看起来海水好像不干净，不能游泳。

She looks like nothing had happened to her.

她当时看起来好像什么事都没发生似的。

He looked like he hadn't heard.

他看起来像没有听见似的。

【提示】几乎所有感官系动词都可以与like 连用。此时，like 用作介词或连词均可：

look like ...

seem like ...

appear like ...

feel like ...

smell like ...

taste like ...

sound like ...