Issue with opening a score by double-clicking the file
An unexpected behavior started a few days ago: If you double-click a musescore file name with musescore already open, it boots another musescore session (i.e. opens the program again), instead of adding the new score's tab to the session that is already open. I checked several musescore scores/files, they all show this behavior.
This behavior also allows the same score/file to be opened in multiple, different, musescore sessions, at the same time. I assume this is an ungood thing.
Did I pick up a bug? Or, did I simply change the status of the default behavior without realizing it? Any help is appreciated.
Assuming it's not an option that I mistakenly changed, I assume the corrective action is to un-install & re-install musescore. If I do, will that un-do all of my customizations (palettes, shortcuts, etc.)? I would really like to avoid that.
Windows 10, MS 2.03
Again, thanks,
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I cannot reproduce this behaviour in 2.0.1 with Win7; whether working from the MuseScore 'open file' dialogue, or working from the Win7 'Library' directory, double-clicking on a file opens it in a new tab on the existing session of MuseScore.
ETA--Have you tried running System Restore to see if that corrects the problem? I don't know where Microsoft has hidden it in Win10, but in Win7 it's in Programs>Accessories>System Tools. In theory that should not decustomise your installation to any state earlier than the restore point you choose.
In reply to I cannot reproduce this by Recorder485
thanks, I'll keep that in mind as an option. But I'll see what other ideas the community has before trying it.
FYI it's not under Programs>Accessories in W10, but you can find it if you select "settings" and type "system restore" in the search box.
In reply to thanks, I'll keep that in by marty strasinger
Okay, good to know how to find that on other Microsoft OS versions. MS do seem to take an unholy delight in burying it deep. Which is as weird as suspenders on a snake, because it's one of the most useful utilities MS offers: AFAIK, there's no downside to running it as it is totally reversible, and it's the simplest way of undoing any of the hidden changes to your system caused by automatic updating of both the OS and your ancillary software. If you don't use System Restore, you have to go into your log files and check every event line by line until you find the likely culprit, and even then you might guess wrong.
I have found that when a new, mysterious behaviour manifests itself in any of the programs I run, restoring the computer to a date before the problem showed up fixes it. And most automatic updates are marketing BS anyway. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as the old saying goes. ;o)
Are you sure you don't have multiple versions of MuseScore installed, with the file associations set to open a different one from the one currently running?
In reply to Are you sure you don't have by Marc Sabatella
That's a possibility; I recently downloaded MS portable, and there were some glitches because of my ludicrously slow internet speed.
Do you know how I could check that?
Edit: "Programs and Features" (where you un-install programs) is only showing Musescore 1.3 & 2.0, no mention of Portable.
In reply to That's a possibility; I by marty strasinger
Try menu item: Help -> About... to see which version(s) of MuseScore are loaded when you have multiple instances running.
P.S. MS portable is exactly that - portable. It does not install itself into the Windows registry, so it does not show up in "Programs and Features". Simply delete the containing folder to 'uninstall'.
Regards.
In reply to Try menu item: Help -> by Jm6stringer
Fixed! I had forgotten the first rule of PCs: Reboot! I restarted the PC, and the problem went away.
Everyone, thanks very much for the help!