Musescore 4 won't let you save and exit
whenever I try to close the program without saving, it opens the window where it asks if you wanna save, but if you press save the window and the program won't close. Found out the hard way that my version on windows pc won't let me save anything (wasted 2h of work) even pressing the save button before trying to close the program won't do anything.
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There's no save button anymore...
File > Save would certainly save.
And then allow you to exit
In reply to There's no save button… by Jojo-Schmitz
I know there's no save button. I tried to save the way you're saying. It simply won't save. If I follow your process, when I try to close the program it will ask me again if I wanna close it without saving. If I press save then, the window will stay open and won't allow me to exit.
Some bug of my version, probably.
In reply to I know there's no save… by pulepage93
I'm having the same issue. I can't save scores either onto my computer or the cloud. I get 'File not find. Check the filename and try again.' when I try to save to my computer, and no notification at all when I try to save to the cloud, never to be seen again. If I find a solution I'll let you know! Hoping there's a simple fix.
In reply to I'm having the same issue. I… by Vichat
Ok, so I've uninstalled the hub and musescore, then reinstalled musescore only (without the hub). I can now save, but not to my documents folder for some reason. It's also allowing me to publish to muse score. Hope that something there helps you.
In reply to Ok, so I've uninstalled the… by Vichat
found out that if I modify the file on Mac and then save, it will save it on read only for some reason. So there was my problem. Never had this issue with musescore 3, so I didn't check that at first.
also having this issue and lost hours of work
In reply to also having this issue and… by VinnieGuardino16
check if the file you're trying to modify, is a ''read only'' file. For some reason when I work on Mac the file will be saved in ''read only'' mode. Never had this issue in Musescore 3
In reply to also having this issue and… by VinnieGuardino16
I'm about to lose a couple of hours of work. I have had this same thing happen before.
The only thing that works is restart the program and lose unsaved work.
Things I have tried: "save as" under a new name, or copy the music to a new file and try to save,
Copy the music to (clipboard), restart the program, and paste does not work either.
Very frustrating and time-consuming glitch!
Same issue.
Same here, January 26, 2023. Well, that was for sure an anticlimactic experience.
Back to Sibelius it is.
In reply to Same here, January 26, 2023… by Reverend Alden
File > Save and Ctrl+S are there though
In reply to File > Save and Ctrl+S are… by Jojo-Schmitz
They sure are. Would have been even better if they had worked properly.
The QA policy over at MuseScore is lacking – at best.
In reply to They sure are. Would have… by Reverend Alden
I wouldn't blame the QA team for strange circumstances on your computer...
In reply to I wouldn't blame the QA team… by cbjeukendrup
It seems it can't be blamed on individual computers. Normally Ctrl+S and the Save button work just fine, but when this glitch occurs, there is no way around it.
In reply to I wouldn't blame the QA team… by cbjeukendrup
Not specific to a computer. Sometimes save works, sometimes Musescore 4 just refuses to save the file, Save as, Create a new file, copy the scores and save a fresh file .... nothing seems to work. This program seems to have a mind of its own, like a 3-year-old.
In reply to They sure are. Would have… by Reverend Alden
I think there is some issue with saving due to the creation of a mscz_saving file which is creating this unknown error. This part may have to be studied by the programming team to resolve.
In reply to They sure are. Would have… by Reverend Alden
There seems to be no standard solution. Sometimes I create a new file, save it, after some modifications it refuses to save. Then I save as another file. Works, then suddenly decides to not save any more. Very very frustrating.
Musescore 4 has some very nice features, but this problem with saving file is really troublesome.
This issue is probably caused because MuseScore does not have permission to save files on your computer. For one person this turned out to be caused by Windows Defender, so that might be the case for more people.
Anyway, I do think MuseScore should show at least an indication of what happens; I've logged this as a task for the development team: https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/16104
In reply to This issue is probably… by cbjeukendrup
I have been opening MS 3 files in MS 4 with the intention of saving them in the updated format. Perhaps there is a bug specific to this activity. MuseScore 4 hardly ever responds to mouse clicks on my Windows 11 PC or on my imac, all with latest software updates. Menus seldom open and save buttons don't respond. Marc suggested that my clicks may not be steady, but that is assuredly not the problem. It does not occur in MS 3, or in any other current program, and I have never experienced it before in my life.
In reply to This issue is probably… by cbjeukendrup
The issue is that some times save works, some times just does not work. There is no rule. That is frustrating.
See #344060: Permissions error in saving
I'm finding that it will save online, but no longer saves files to my computer or desktop, whereas it used to be possible to do this. It suggests that you can, but then stops at the point where it should saying, file not found!! A bit annoying, but you don't lose files.
In reply to I'm finding that it will… by pauladamyoung1
Try to run it as admin. Which is a less than ideal solution, mind you.