Cannot Read File Error Message
I was just working on a large score when the program crashed. When reopened and asked if I wanted to recover my last score, I said yes, but nothing came up. I went to (~/Library/Application Support/MuseScore/MuseScore3/) to recover the file of the last autosave, but when I click to open it, an error message pops up saying it can't read the file.
(Cannot read file /Users/abby/Library/Application Support/MuseScore/MuseScore3/scu15056.mscz:
No such file or directory)
Using Mac OS Mojave and Musescore
The last autosave I have of this score is much older and has way less progress on it.
The file is attached.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| scL14351.mscz | 213.92 KB |
Comments
Use the backup file, which is hidden in the same folder as the normal score file, named with a dot at the beginning and a comma at the end. Remove these two and open with MuseScore.
In reply to Use the backup file, which… by Howard-C
That just brings up the older version of the score.
In reply to That just brings up the… by abbyfenton
Unfortunately it does, the backup file doesn't save the changes from your last use, because they may lead to a crash which can block the backup file from being read as well. And it is the case here, your last save/edit crashed the software.
This apparently is an autosave file (not sure whether you're aware)
your score indeed doesn't open in MuseScore. I don't understand why, 7Zip can open it and extract the mscx inside and MuseScore can open that, and save it as mscz again, which then opens, check the attached.
What seems to have gotten lost in your autosave file is the thumbnail. This seems normal and intentional for autosave files though
In reply to This apparently is an… by Jojo-Schmitz
Oh my goodness. Thank you SO MUCH. I thought all the work I had added was gone for good.