Backup linux mint musescore 3.6
Hello,
I lost my music sheet, a previous version I think.
The problem is that I don't find any backup. It's strange but all my files (.mscx) are each in an archive : I have to open the archive first and then open my .mscx
So, that's maybe the reason I don't find any backup.
Someone can help me to find the backup ?
Thank you (and sorry, I don't speak english very well).
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See the Handbook:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/recovered-files
In reply to See the Handbook: https:/… by DanielR
Thank you, but I don't have the backup folder...
The normal format for MuseScore files is .mscz, this is a (PK)ZIP format and contains a .mscx (which you can also save your scores as) plus a couple other files (embeded images, if any, a thumbnail and a content file).
Also see How to recover a backup copy of a score
In reply to The normal format for… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you.
Do you know where is the backup for .mscz (or for the .mscx that is inside) ?
Or at least, do you know how I can save my files directly in .mscx for not having the same problem in the future ?
(I see that we can extract the mscx from the mscz in a new folder in order to open and save directly the mscx, and then I have the backup folder.)
In reply to Thank you. Do you know where… by oim77
in ".filename.mscz,", which might be in a ".mscbackup" folder (next to tje original file) or on the same directory as "filename.mscz"
In reply to in ".filename.mscz,", which… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, normally... but I don't have that .mscbackup folder...
Thank you !
In reply to Yes, normally... but I don't… by oim77
It's a hidden folder - and in previous versions the files themselves were hidden - so you'd need to use "ls -a" to see them.
In reply to It's a hidden folder - and… by Marc Sabatella
What is "Is -a" ?
(I can already see my hidden folders on my computer.)
In reply to What is "Is -a" ? (I can… by oim77
“ls -a” is the standard Linux command )eg, to type into a terminal) to list all files/folders.
If you’re not seeing any backup files or folders, you are either looking in the wrong folder, or you haven’t actually enabled hidden files everywhere (perhaps it’s only for certain folders, or only in certain apps). Hence the suggestion to use a reliable method like the standard Linux command.
In reply to Thank you. Do you know where… by oim77
Well, no, that .mscx is not a backup of the .mscz that contained it, it just is its content, as a plain (xml-like) text file