Session Directory?
I have a shared computer which I arrange songs on. I worked for a few hours, then used CTRL+S to save. The person who I share the computer with shut the computer down, but when I went back to open my score, it opened but there were no notes, just the title and empty staffs. I looked all over for my file but couldn't find it. Then I decided to try to find my auto-saved file. Below is an excerpt from the 'How to recover a backup copy of a score' page on Musescore. (https://musescore.org/en/node/52116)
"Every X minutes during a session (the time period is customizable in the Preferences) and when you close MuseScore, all open files will be auto-saved to the session directory. Browse this directory to eventually find a backup of your file. Each file will have an auto-generated name."
What is the 'Session directory,' and where can I find it? Sorry, I'm new to Musescore. Thanks!
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The very next paragraph o that same page, it explains how to find the session directory for a variety of different operating systems (eg, Windows 10, macOS Sieraa, etc).
On Windows, there is also something called "Virtual Store" where files sometimes can go if there is a problem saving them normally (like if a crash happened at some point while working on the score). If you are on Windows and don't find what you want in the session directory, let us know which version of Windows and someone can help you find the virtual store.
In reply to The very next paragraph o by Marc Sabatella
I did do the search thing in the next paragraph before posting this. It didn't work, but for some reason, this time, it did. Must've had a brain fart or something :P Anyways, I found the version of my piece I had BEFORE I worked on it and really started to beef it up. I checked to make sure my autosave was on and it was, so it should've been there. I am running Windows 8.1.
In reply to I did do the search thing in by HoneyPhantomhive
If you have an older session file, that means there *was* a crash, so indeed,itnis very likely when you restored the score later it ended up saving to your virtual store. Look up information on how to find the virtual store for 8.1 and you'll probably have your file.
In reply to If you have an older session by Marc Sabatella
I found the virtual store, and I have found what appears to be the file, but whenever I try to open it, I get this...
In reply to I found the virtual store, by HoneyPhantomhive
Good job getting this far, sorry it's turning out to be so frustrating. If you attach the score you found, we can see if there is any hope. Did you check the file timestamp, does it definitely to match when you last saved?
In reply to Good job getting this far, by Marc Sabatella
Thank you so much for sticking with me :) The file is attached, and I'm almost absolutely sure it's the right timestamp.
In reply to Thank you so much for by HoneyPhantomhive
That file is broken beyond repair, it contains nothing but zeroes
In reply to That file is broken beyond by Jojo-Schmitz
That's a shame :( Thanks for sticking with me for this anyways!
MuseScore works in Windows just like many other Windows programs and - IMHO - that's often problematic. Ubuntu (or other Linux) OS's seem to handle things much better. Regardless of your OS, however, you should consider each session as being equivalent to writing on a blackboard with chalk - yes, your files are that fragile.
Save new filenames
Use a flash drive or other removable media
Ignore this xD