Lost score after update
Hi,
I lost a score after updating the software this morning. It was lost from both the "recent"-list and "Finder". The score was named "Moln", and it was saved most recently in late January. Is it possible for you to restore my score?
Kind regards,
Håkon
Comments
It surely is still on your computer
I guess you are on macOS? You should be able to use Finder to do a search of your entire computer. Maybe best to look for all files ending in "mscz" in case you are misremembering the name, or accidentally saved it under a different one. But updating software never in any way touches any of your scores.
In reply to I guess you are on macOS? … by Marc Sabatella
Thanks a lot, it was easily found when searching for "mscz". I probably saved the file in an "illogical" folder, because I don't get the "browse" option when I choose "save as". Hence, I had to choose among "favorites" or "recent" folders. I actually miss this "browse" option, so I hope it will appear in a future update.
In reply to Thanks a lot, it was easily… by haakonskuller
I'm not sure what you mean. "Save As" should display a standard file dialog with all the controls you would expect to be able to navigate to any folder you like. What version of MuseScore and what OS are you using? Can you post a screenshot of the dialog you see?
In reply to I'm not sure what you mean. … by Marc Sabatella
Hi Marc,
It is the very principle of "Save As" to allow you to choose the type of file AND the location!
In reply to Hi Marc, It is the very… by Papibois
Indeed, so there needs to be some kind of browse capability
In reply to Indeed, so there needs to be… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes and that's what happens in MuseScore where it's very easy to choose the location once you click on "Save as".
In reply to Yes and that's what happens… by Papibois
Allegedly the OP doesn't have that browse options though? Which I find hard to believe
In reply to Hi Marc, It is the very… by Papibois
Obviously, and to be clear: the Save As dialog does allow choosing the location, on every version of MuseScore on every version of every OS I have ever tried.
In reply to I'm not sure what you mean. … by Marc Sabatella
Here's a screenshot, with menu in Norwegian though. I can choose between favorite folders ("Favoritter") and recent folders ("Sist brukte steder"), but MuseScore doen't allow me to enter into the folder system and navigate there... I have Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6, and MuseScore 3.4.2.25137.
In reply to Here's a screenshot, with… by haakonskuller
Being in Norwegian unfortunately makes it harder for us to understand. But - there's the rest of the dialog? You know, the part that also shows you all the existing files in the currently-selected folder? At least, I assume macOS offers such an option. Maybe your dialog is partially off-screen?
BTW, also see Edit / Preferences / Advanced / useNativeDialogs, maybe try changing that setting from whatever it is now.
In reply to Being in Norwegian… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks a lot, that really helped!
FYI: The option was found under 'MuseScore / Preferences / Advanced / ui/application/useNativeDialogs'
Hi,
![Everything.JPG]( "Everything.JPG")
With the little utility "Everything" I indicate in the search box ".mscz" and I instantly have my 1000 or so MuseScore scores that appear with the paths to their respective folders.
Downloadable here : https://www.voidtools.com/
In reply to Hi, With the little utility … by Papibois
or:
https://www.jam-software.com/ultrasearch
In reply to or: https://www.jam-software… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Hi,
Yes also :) And infinitely faster and more efficient than Windows search, which also runs constantly in the background, slows Windows down and sometimes makes the CPU go up.
Personally I have disabled Windows files indexing for these reasons and now only use "Everything". So fast that I sometimes go through it instead of going down the whole tree of a file whose location I know well.
In reply to Hi, Yes also :) And… by Papibois
Yes, I also disabled windows indexing.
The difference between the two software is: "Everyting software" works as a background process and indexes it in its database (this is why it is fast).
Ultrasearch doesn't do any indexing, it does the search directly through MFT*1 (This is why it is fast in a different way.).
*1: Master File Table
In reply to Yes, I also disabled windows… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Thank you for that explanation that I didn't know about.
In reply to Thank you for that… by Papibois
So just for the record, and for the fun of it, I turned off indexing and did some benchmarks. My laptop has a 4 year old quad-core cpu, but a new SSD. As far as testing goes, disk read/write speed was faster with indexing on. Though that was only for the duration of the test. What takes up a lot of cpu and memory for me is having a browser and a number of programs open at once. And even that doesn't slow things down much. The SSD makes up for a lot of things.