Half a score erased
A score of 284 measures has somehow erased after measure 137 at which point the staves continue but are now blank. The same with the backup folder I prepared. Also, I have all saved on 2 different thumb drives and the measures are missing there as well. When they were saved they were full. I know this because it was played from my primary musescore folder. The other folder and thumbs were never touched.
How did this corruption occur? And how did it effect those saved in thumb drives? Something must have happened during or just after playback just before I saved copies on thumbs.
I am trying to find the files with the dot (.) preceding the name.
Many files such as "scbi.6844" have turned up in "recent files" but are missing the music there, too.
https://musescore.org/en/node/52116 is not much help because no such path exists on my Windows 10. (Cannot find "Local" or "App data")
When I first save I "Save As" the first time.
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In reply to . files are hidden, you need… by Jojo-Schmitz
I found the "hidden file" named .coda.mscz by clicking on SHOW HIDDEN FILES somewhere in FOLDER OPTIONS
The file sits next to coda.mscz (the original) in the MuseScore folder, however a notice comes up and says it cannot be read (opened by MuseScore.)
What to do next?
In reply to I found the "hidden file"… by penne vodka
rename it to (at least) get rid of the trailing comma (notice it name is ".coda.mscz ," nor just ".coda.mscz"
Just as described in that HowTo you mention further up
In reply to rename it to (at least) get… by Jojo-Schmitz
I renamed it as per instructions. It changed from an mscz file to a compressed file like the others, but now it reappeared with 12 more bars missing.
Am I going to be able to recover it? Again, it WAS full, I played it, then I copied it to thumb drive. Something happened then, I guess. (Could the problem be the thumb drive?)
And thanks.
In reply to I renamed it as per… by penne vodka
if the both the regular (mscz) and the backup (mscz,) files are bad, and no autosaved version (sc*.mscz) looks any better, and you don't have any other backup you're basically out of luck
In reply to if the both the regular … by Jojo-Schmitz
Ouch!
And thanks,jojo!
In reply to I renamed it as per… by penne vodka
There are two possibilities that jump to my mind immediately.
You were adding to the score and forgot to save it before you copied it to the thumb drive.
You used Save as... after you edited the score last and saved it somewhere other than where you are looking for it. You then copied the unedited version to the thumb drive and the edited score is sitting on your computer somewhere.
I lean toward #2.
In reply to There are two possibilities… by mike320
Yes. I was approaching a key change and lowered the volume on the bass drum. You say I likely had a finger out of place and clicked the wrong thingy. This is not unusual. I try to use "save as" only the first time.
3 quick questions:
1) By "sitting on my computer" you mean if I check in folders all over I may find it? (Whenever I enter .mscz files in Search it sends me online).
2) In looking at other threads on this topic there is one in which you participated wherein sonmeone said if they send the original score ( NO dot and comma), it may be fixed?
3) If I do have to rewrite this #&%@#! piece over could I continue where the music stops at bar 128 or is this file "corrupt" - meaning I have to start over?
In reply to Yes. I was approaching a key… by penne vodka
Why using "Save as" at all? I'm the past some 9 years I've been using MuseScore I may have used that less than 10 times. For far more than 500 scores
In reply to Why using "Save as" at all?I… by Jojo-Schmitz
I saw this once and thought I knew what it meant:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/recovered-files
>>> To avoid this, do not use "Save" the first time you save a recovered file. Use the "Save As..." menu item before making any revisions to the score, to save each recovered file under either its original name or a new name. This will open a window to allow you to navigate to the correct folder and directory. This is important in order to ensure that the file is saved to the folder in which you expect to find it later.<<<
So I guess I'll just use SAVE for a new file from now on.
Danke!
BTW - when I've done 500 or so files, I might just know what I'm doing, too. ;)
In reply to I saw this once and thought… by penne vodka
Yes, for recovering files Save as is perfectly Ok and appropriate.
But that need basically wasn't mine yet,I have never lost a single score, regardless of having had crashes.
I had to resort to backup files on some occasions though.
In reply to Yes. I was approaching a key… by penne vodka
1) "Sitting on your computer" = saved somewhere on your computer. Start at the hard drive level (usually C:). If I remember correctly you have Windows 10. use the search bar at the top of the window that opens when you try to open a file for your score under the name of the score. If you score is called Symphony 1, you should be able to just type the first few letters like Symp to have it listed. As I said, switch your folder to the hard drive, it will automatically look in sub-folders. If you have more than one hard drive, search all of them. If the search is taking you to the web and you don't have a drive mapped to the web (including the cloud) I don't know why this happens.
2) These file are in an unreadable state, sometimes because there is an error MuseScore does not know how to fix. These discussion usually end with too bad it's gone find a back up. You have an older, usable file already, so this doesn't apply.
3) You definitely do not have to start over. Worse case is that you will have to start again at measure 128. If it makes you feel better, start with a save as to make a new file, though this is probably not necessary.
In reply to 1) "Sitting on your computer… by mike320
No luck. I did a search and one of all files beginning with sc (backups).
I'm also grateful to know how to do these searches...I was doing it manually.
At least I still have the manuscript and don't have to rely on memory to finish it.
Thank you.
In reply to 1) "Sitting on your computer… by mike320
you wrote >>> If it makes you feel better, start with a save as to make a new file, though this is probably not necessary.
I am almost finished re-doing the piece from bar 128. The name is coda.mscz and having picked up where it cut off I continued to save under coda.mscz. Now I'm getting the creeps: when you said "not neccesary" did you mean I do not have to change the name?
In reply to you wrote >>> If it makes… by penne vodka
When I said start with a save as I meant to open the backup file then use save as to create a new file. This would make sure you have a backup you can fall back on in the future if you need it. The hidden backups are created when you open then save a score.
In reply to When I said start with a… by mike320
okay...thanks
Off topic n00b question, if I may...
I cannot seem to get italics to work here. I don't like caps, it's like SHOUTING, you know. I use and
EDIT I use what is says in details < and > followed by < and / and >
In reply to okay...thanks Off topic… by penne vodka
Type a _ (1 underscore) before and after the words to make it italics and __ (2 underscores) before and after the words to make it bold.
In reply to Type a _ before and after… by mike320
thank you
Almost certainly what has happened is at some point you stopped your actual file and started editing a copy of it instead, and your recent changes were to that copy. Most likely, given your mention of filenames like "scbi.6844", you had a crash, then MuseScore offered to recovered your last session, you agreed, started working on that recovered copy, and from then on were saving that copy rather than the original. See the part of the documentation talking about the "virtual store" - that's one of the likely places your recovered copy might be.
In reply to Almost certainly what has… by Marc Sabatella
Yes. It crashed a few times when I turned on the synthesizer. (the blue circle turns and I brace for impact.) Sometimes I loose something, others not. It returns with a message asking if I want to save, so I enter YES.
No?
I checked out the virtual store. Nothing there except two unnecessary, unrelated files.
I'll search the hard drive as Mike320 suggests. Hopefully I'll find the ENTIRE piece.
Thank you.