Files continually corrupted
Hi, I can't open musescore files now that I'm in the latest version. I keep getting notes that say "cannot read file C:(etc...) followed by .MSC" instead of .MSCZ. This even happened with a score I just redid after a previous corruption. Any help appreciated. I did not have this problem with Musescore 3
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In your scores folder, is the extension msc also? If so, edit the extension to read mscz. I might do this to a copy of the file.
In reply to In your scores folder, is… by bobjp
For some reason, Windows 10 will not allow me to change the file extension
Mu1 supported .msc files, support for those got dropped with Mu2
So open them with Mu1 and save as .mscz, then open that with any later version
In reply to Mu1 supported .msc files,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Not sure what Mu1 and Mu2 are.
I did look for a place to re-download Musescore 3 from this site but could not find it. Thought maybe I could open with that.
I store my files in folders where I create music (rather than in a musescore folder) and for some reason my computer will not let me rename them. It continually states "filename too long" even when I shorten the file name.
In reply to Not sure what Mu1 and Mu2… by VinceH
Too long the name of the file or path where it is saved?
See: https://musescore.org/en/download#Older-and-unsupported-versions
In reply to Too long the name of the… by Shoichi
Shoichi, this link does not take me to a place that discusses the issue of file path. I have tried searching on that and can't find anything that appears relevant. Could you try reposting the link? Thank you.
In reply to Not sure what Mu1 and Mu2… by VinceH
MuseScore 1(.3) and MuseScore 2(.3.2)
Only MuseSore 1 can read .msc files, only very old version of MuseScore way before 1.0 could write them
The chances that you really have such files is next to nil. Although being a member here sonce more than 11 years, who knows.
MuseScore 0.9.3 introduced the .mscz format, more than 15 years ago, see https://musescore.org/en/blog/2008/09/21/musescore-093-released
In reply to MusaeScore 1(.3) and… by Jojo-Schmitz
1.3 on this pc if useful.
It would appear my computer wants to name some of my scores as .msc even when created new. Any thoughts on why or how I might stop this? Very weird.
I have now tried opening in MuseScore 1.1, 3.0, and 4.1.1 (most recent). I was not able to open. Below is a collection of the notices I've received. I was able to go in and see the full file name and it DOES include the extension mscz, so that does not appear to be the problem. It appears that somehow my "internet security" is blocking me, but I don't have a way to change this and I don't understand why it blocks some files and not others, including those created relatively recently. Is there someone who can provide more detailed instruction on how to resolve this problem? I have even tried starting with and older version of the score and re-inputting my changes and saving it and still am not able to open (though fortunately I did export PDFs so at least I have a print version). I have also uninstalled and reinstalled Musescore 4.1.1 and updated it. I have restarted my computer 3 times.
Any help appreciated and sorely needed. Lost a lot of time on this.
In reply to I have now tried opening in… by VinceH
I renamed SIX_DA~4.MSC by adding a Z to it to make a MSCZ file and it opened in 4.1.1.
As to why your filename extension seem to be truncated to three characters or you can't rename files on your system, I can only Google and guess as I use Linux for music etc. and only use Windows at work for standard office files but it certainly sounds like a system problem rather than a MuseScore one.
In reply to I renamed SIX_DA~4.MSC by… by underquark
Windows usually gives a warning that changing the file extension can cause things to not work, but I have never found that it doesn't allow it if you ignore the warning.
In reply to I renamed SIX_DA~4.MSC by… by underquark
I'm late, huh?
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The file cannot be opened with 1.3
But by then I had done my experiments.
In reply to I'm late, huh? The file… by Shoichi
Shoichi, Thank you for resolving my problem--although I still have, for some reason, been able to rename the file with the correct extension .
In reply to I renamed SIX_DA~4.MSC by… by underquark
thanks, underquark.
In reply to I have now tried opening in… by VinceH
This looks like Windows falling back to (emulating) the old 8.3 filenames.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.3_filename
What file system format are you using, FAT or NFTS?
The score definitly is a Mu4 score
In reply to This looks like Windows… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks for you question and your help. I have long file names, usually adding Draft 1, Draft 2, etc. as I create new editions of something I'm working on. I have no idea how to answer your question. I skimmed the Wikipedia link you set and it appears to require either a) more basic background understanding than I have or b) more thought than I wish to put into this. If you think this is worth my time, I'll dig in and try to mess with my software--but as I don't know what I'm doing it seems likely to create further problems. Or you could, if you have time and interest, provide some direction (that doesn't involve acronyms, since I have to go look those up and understand them and then try to keep them lined up in my brain while reading a no-doubt helpful article written by someone for whom said acronyms are long-understood words that require no translation). A long way of me asking you, who seem to know much more about this stuff, if this is worth digging into. At this point the problem with this score is resolved.
It is REALLY weird that my computer, before doing this, was not allowing me to add/alter file extension names (on this file at least), which was something I used to do all the time many years past.
Thanks, everyone, for your help in resolving this problem.