.mscz, file won't open!
About a week ago, I downloaded a file from here and spent a while editing it. When I came back today to print it out, it wasn't in the start center. After a bit of digging, I found a version saved as a MSCZ file, but I am unable to open it. When I try to open it in Musescore, it says it is an unknown type, and can not read the file. I am unable to rename it as a compressed MuseScore file, and I am sure there are no other versions on my computer. I know other threads have been posted on this topic, but none of them have been any help.
Any advice?
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| .A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen.mscz, | 39.54 KB |
Comments
Rename to get rid or the trailing comma.
In reply to Rename to get rid or the… by Jojo-Schmitz
How do I rename it? I can change the actual name, but that doesn't change the file type. This is what I've been trying to figure out!
In reply to How do I rename it? I can… by Krazy Kat
To show file extensions in Windows, see:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-show-file-extensions-…
Regards.
In reply to How do I rename it? I can… by Krazy Kat
Name is file type as far as Windows is concerned. If you successfully change the name, you have successfully changed the filetype. So that is why it is important to disable that extremely misleading WIndows option that attempts to lie to you about filenames.
In reply to How do I rename it? I can… by Krazy Kat
You wrote:
I can change the actual name, but that doesn't change the file type.
To be clear:
If you are unable to see the file extension, you can not rename the whole string (file name + file type).
Here you see 4 file names:
A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen
A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen
A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen
A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen
The four files named above open in different programs. Guess which one opens in MuseScore?
That's why it's best to always show extensions:
A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen.pdf
This one is a document which opens in a pdf reader (e.g. Adobe Acrobat)
A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen.wav
This is an audio file which opens in a player (e.g. Windows Media Player)
A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen.mscz
This one is a MuseScore notation which opens in MuseScore
.A_Quai_-_Yann_Tiersen.mscz,
This one is the MuseScore backup file (which has to be renamed to open in MuseScore).
Regards.
In reply to You wrote:… by Jm6stringer
Aha! THAT'S why changing the file extensions was so important. Thank you so much!