How to fix "cannot read file error" in the musescore application?
When I try to open one of my scores, it won't. It was working fine just a couple hours earlier and I don't know what to do.
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Use the Choose a file button below and see if someone can fix it.
Does the file name of the file you are trying to open have a period in front and a comma after?
In reply to Does the file name of the… by xavierjazz
No it doesn't
In reply to No it doesn't by Black.Bolt
As told by mike320 attach your score here.
See: https://musescore.org/en/node/52116
Hay, it happened to me too a lot of times and I have lost a lot of incredible scores! I know that there is a backup but it just doesn't work... It saves just half of the way I did. If someone knows why is this happening (the "can't read files" or why the backup is not completely good) it will help me a lot (!!!)
thanks.
In reply to Hay, it happened to me too a… by yaronchairman1
The backup will only contain the file at the state it was when you started the previous session. So tha'ts probably why you aren't seeing everything there. But, what actually happened to the originals? Can you attach one of the originals you are having trouble with?
In reply to The backup will only contain… by Marc Sabatella
The original scores are saved on my computer. If I'll try to upload them it will tell me that it cannot read the file.. so wait, what should I do that the backup will save me the whole score?
btw thank you.
In reply to The original scores are… by yaronchairman1
You can upload a score here (see the "Choose a file" button right below where you type your comment) whether MuseScore can open it or not.
The backup as mentioned shows you the state it was in the last time you opened it. So if you open a score then work on it a long time without ever closing it and reopening it, you won't see any of your recent work in the backup. So you could get in the habit of cloing and reopening your score occasionally. But realistically, it shouldn't be necessary, the sort of error that would require a backup happens only once in about a million saves based on what we see here, chances are it won't happen to you again even if it did this time. We'll know more once you attach the file.