Opening older files
I created scores using older MuseScore versions now MuseScore 3.62 won't open it. A Microsoft Store dialog box appears asking what application you would like to open the file. I inserted a file for you to look at. As always I appreciate your help
| Attachment | Size |
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| .Airegin musescore.mscz, | 37.56 KB |
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It's a backup file, rename it to remove the comma from it.
As mentioned, it's a backup. You can rename it to open directly, but perhaps better, find the actual score - the backup might well be an older version. The real version will lack the leading period and trailing comma.
In reply to As mentioned, it's a backup… by Marc Sabatella
Hello When I open a score via OneDrive > Personal > Documents> MuseScore3 > Scores. A dialog box opens and as I browse down the list I see all my scores are MSCZ, file extensions. When I click them they don’t open. Therefore, if the real version isn't there. Where can I find. I appreciate all your help.
In reply to Hello When I open a score… by iceorchard
The ones (that show) without an extension, I guess
In reply to Hello When I open a score… by iceorchard
If you see files with no extension, it means you haven't disabled the option to hide file extensions - a terrible option Microsoft forces on users by default. Be sure to do that in order to avoid confusion and better protect yourself from malware.
If you still don't see your scores, then probably you saved them to a different folder. But, post a screenshot of your folder listing just so we can see better what you mean.
In reply to If you see files with no… by Marc Sabatella
I hope this will help
In reply to I hope this will help by iceorchard
Those are all correct. They have no leading period and no trailing comma. Those are your real scores. Only files with leading periods and trailing commas are backups.
In reply to Those are all correct. They… by Marc Sabatella
If they don't open when you click them, it seems you have have unset the normal file association that would have been established when you installed MuseScore. To re-establish them, right click a file and select MsueScore as the default program to open files of that type.
Or, skip Explorer and just open the files normally from directly within MuseScore.
In reply to If they don't open when you… by Marc Sabatella
About two week ago I upgraded MuseScore to the latest version. When a dialog box opened with installment options I choose to keep the older version then downloaded 3.62. Maybe I should have chosen the other option?
In reply to If they don't open when you… by Marc Sabatella
I right clicked a file a dialog box opened from the drop down menu I chose MuseScore to open it. Worked like a charm.
In reply to If they don't open when you… by Marc Sabatella
*> it seems you have have unset the normal file association *
It seems that this is the reason. Look at the image files on the desktop: They don't show the extensions, but the Musescore files show the extensions. It is the behavior of Windows to show the extensions when no file association is set.
@ iceorchard
Double-click an mscz file in Explorer. A window should open asking you for an application to open this file. Select Musescore and check the box that this should remain the default.
In reply to *> it seems you have have… by HildeK
I did what you suggested, it works for me.
In reply to Those are all correct. They… by Marc Sabatella
That's some good news. Thank you