Latest Version of Musescore not recognising my old files!
Hi everyone,
I've been a user of Musescore for years - it's brilliant! However I've just discovered that I cannot open old files that I've created on the latest version of Musescore.
Is there any way I can open old Musescore files using the latest download version. Or if not, am I able to download an old version of Musescore so I am still able to open my old files?
Spencer
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See https://musescore.org/en/download#Older-versions
In reply to See by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks JoJo!
In reply to See by Jojo-Schmitz
I have the same compatibility problem (old files show up as a mess in newer versions), and I tried to access the link you gave to retrieve old MuseScore versions, but the link comes back with an "Access denied" message. What can I do?
By the way, upon opening the file, I do not get any compatibility warning as mentioned by other users.
Actually, as none of the (commercial) software I use never presented any compatibility problems between newer and older versions, neither back nor forth, I simply did not expect MuseScore versions to be non-compatible, hence, never updated old scores or saved old MuseScore versions. Specifically, I currently would need to re-access a score dated March 2012 (the PDF I created from it says it is from MuseScore 2.0; the MuseScore file information does not specify a version). The attachment 1 shows the PDF created from the original MuseScore file in 2012, and attachtment 2 what this score looks like when opened in MuseScore 2.0.3 in June 2017 :-((
In reply to I have the same compatibility by ahschulz
Some Spammer seems to have once again destroyed the Downloads page, so try the German one instead: https://musescore.org/de/download#%C3%84ltere-Versionen
And in order to help we'd need the scores, not Images of them
In reply to Some Spammer seems to have by Jojo-Schmitz
Danke!! Es funktioniert!
In reply to Danke!! Es funktioniert! by ahschulz
the English download page is back online (the handbook too)
In reply to I have the same compatibility by ahschulz
Not sure what is going on from just the pictures - we generally need to see the actual score in order to help. One thing I can say is that MuseScore 2.0 did not exist as of 2012, so if you have a score created with something that you thought was 2.0, it is possunle you used an experimental nightly prereleasr build, and it is true that these were never intended for real world use. All sorts of compatibility problems would be expected in that case. But assuming you used an actual released version of MuseScore, things should in general work well. Again, we'd need the actual score to understand what might be going on.
In reply to Not sure what is going on by Marc Sabatella
Gracious! You may be right. I did use a nighly version for a rather short period several years ago because it did or should include some feature or fix I was waiting for then. The score did open alright in MuseScore 1.3, so I will (hopefully) be able to re-use any scores I did at that time.
Wow, you MuseScore guys are so great! Nowhere else would I get a response within minutes on a weekend, let alone two responses which solve and explain the problem straight to the point. (I am unfortunately more used to the "black hole" type of support where you can put a lot in, and nothing will ever come out...).
Thanks again - see you at your donation page :-))
In reply to Gracious! You may be right. I by ahschulz
Regarding donations, I don't know if it's too late to catch you, but this initiative co-sponsored by MuseScore needs all the support it can get: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openscore/openscore-join-the-sheet… Thank you either way!
In reply to Regarding donations, I don't by Isaac Weiss
In fact, I had made a donation already when you wrote your message. Please feel free to re-assign it to the OpenScore project. I am unfortunately not able to support the project on Kickstarter, as I don't have a credit card.
The current versions of MuseScore should still be able to open older files just fine. Are you seeing an error message? Is it telling you the file is corrupt? If so, you can still open the file - just hit the "Ignore" button. But best to fix the corruptions that are present in the file (these happened as a result of bugs in the older versions) - corruptions can lead to all sorts of problems. See https://musescore.org/en/node/54721.
If you are seeing some problem other than the wanring about corruption, please attach the score you are having problems with so we can investigate.
In reply to The current versions of by Marc Sabatella
Pre-0.96 scores may not open in 2.0
In reply to Pre-0.96 scores may not open by Jojo-Schmitz
True, so if by "old" you mean literally six years or more, then indeed you'll need to load them into an official release like 1.3 first and resave them, then they can be opened in 2.0. Either way, you definitely want 2.0 (2.0.3 specifically) and don't want to be stuck with 1.3 except as a way of converting ancient files created with pre-1.0 versions of MuseScore.
As @Marc said, newer versions of MuseScore break compatibility with all older versions except the version immediately prior to the current one, so files created in MuseScore 0.X will open in 1.X but not 2.X. This is done deliberately because maintaining backwards compatibly makes it harder to add new features and requires significant development effort.
To open a 0.X file in MuseScore 2.X you can either:
Going down the MusicXML route is quicker because it doesn't require every intermediate version of MuseScore to be installed, but be aware that some information may be lost in the conversion to MusicXML so the MSXZ route is recommended. Always save as a new file instead of overwriting the old one in case something is lost in the conversion. If you get a message saying that the file is corrupted or invalid then this page has some ways to deal with it.
In reply to As @Marc said, newer versions by shoogle
Thanks everyone!
So I've looked more into it, and it appears it is only some of my files that aren't working. From what I can see, all my files are MSCZ files (the ones that won't open and the ones that do open) but the only difference is that the ones that won't open haven't been compressed.
The 'good' files are 'compressed musescore files' whereas the ones that won't open are described as 'MSCZ files'. So it might not be anything to do with the version of Musescore I'm using
Anyone had this problem before? Any idea how I can open them and then convert them into compressed files?
Spencer
In reply to Thanks everyone! So I've by The286
You're sure the ones that won't open don't have a comma at the end as well?
Windows uses only the file extension to determine the file type. So if it gives them a different description, then their extension should be different as well.
Those that end with
mscz,are backup files (see https://musescore.org/en/node/52116). Rename them to remove the comma and MuseScore should be able to open them.In reply to You're sure the ones that by jeetee
Yes, you are almost definitely trying to open a backup file. The comma is there to prevent you from opening them accidentally, because unless you accidentally deleted the original, you wouldn't *want* the backup - it won't have your most recent edits. So instead of removing the comma to force those files to open, you should instead look to find the original version. Should be in the same folder. the backup version starts with a period, the original does not.