musescore seems to junked a file
I had a score already to print out then the machine froze, I tried looking the next day - see attached screen shot, and the file was 0 bytes. Does this mean that the file has gone forever and I have to redo a weeks work?
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Did you look for the backup copy yet?
https://musescore.org/en/node/52116
In reply to Did you look for the backup… by Shoichi
seems to be 0 bytes as well
~/.local/share/data/MuseScore/MuseScore2$
see screenshot
In reply to seems to be 0 bytes as well … by macrobbair
the tuesday 23kb file in
~/.local/share/data/MuseScore/MuseScore2
see last screenshot
seems to be the last, if I work from that I have only lost a days work better than a week
In reply to the tuesday 23kb file in ~/… by macrobbair
Autosaved version have an auto-generated name, "sc*.mscz"
Last saved version: a file named ".filename.mscz," (starting with a dot, ending with a comma). _This backup file will not be modified during your session, and if MuseScore crashes, it should contain the score as it was at the start of the session_.
HTH
I seem to have had the same problem - score I was working on has been wiped - when I open it there are no notes, just a blank stave. Did you manage to recover yours?
it happened again, again lost a few days work. ls -a gives no files starting with a dot
In reply to it happened again, again… by macrobbair
I assume that is some version of Linux, but I don't know which, or how to tell you how to find hidden files. But there should certainly be hidden files starting with "." corresponding to each and every file you've ever worked on in that folder. That said, MsueScore 2 was definitely pretty buggy in terms of creating bogus zero-length files or losing autosave files, MuseScore 3 is much better, so when you have the chance, definitely that would reduce the chances of this happening again.
In reply to I assume that is some… by Marc Sabatella
If this user could find out the common denominator of what he's doing when he gets 0 filled files it might give us an insight to the actual bug. He seems to be having the problem more than anyone I've seen report it before.
The problem occurs far less in version 3, but we've been led to believe it does occasionally happen in version 3.
In reply to If this user could find out… by mike320
Sorry, maybe it's not relevant but...
Since I migrated to Linux, especially in the early days, I found *.mscz files (including backups) in the most diverse places. Some of them reside on the desktop and are not visible unless you access Computer/Desk.
In reply to Sorry, maybe it's not… by Shoichi
Are the backups in the same folder as the original? or are they put somewhere else?
In reply to Are the backups in the same… by mike320
Sometimes somewhere else. We talked about it on the other forum (I can't find the conversation) and I'm checking if it's still like that.
In reply to I assume that is some… by Marc Sabatella
ls -a is list all so it should get dot files. I have developed the habit of saving to usb every couple of minutes. Very frustrating in both cases think that I did it much better first time...
In reply to ls -a is list all so it… by macrobbair
This problem is only on a thumb drive? Do you save it somewhere else when you close your session or do you only use the USB.
In reply to This problem is only on a… by mike320
no, I looked in the hard disk locations mentioned above. It is because my work was junked twice that I now save to both...
In reply to no, I looked in the hard… by macrobbair
Understood. If you can keep an eye on this and let us know if it happens again. Try to see what the files might have in common or what you did different when it gets trashed. Perhaps one that didn't get junked could give some insight as to why the other one did. This is quite a mystery that everyone would like solved.
In reply to Understood. If you can keep… by mike320
I get machine freeze, everything stops and some cooling fan starts working periodically, this is when it happens, if I shut down properly everything ok.
In reply to I get machine freeze, … by macrobbair
A laptop?
In reply to A laptop? by Shoichi
yes, and the right half the screen is all vertical lines, I know time to get a new one
In reply to yes, and the right half… by macrobbair
There may be a video card or video driver problem.
If your graphics card is set to overdrive(d), you can try restoring it to its normal state.
In reply to There may be a video card or… by Ziya Mete Demircan
how do I do that?