Invalid score
I would like to know if one of my scores can be recovered. When working on the score on my desktop musescore app I was initially unable to save it to my musecore.com account to be able to access it on another device and after multiple attempts closed the score, reopened the app and I am now unable to open the score at all (even when saved in the app on my desktop) as when I click on it I get a notification reading "your score is invalid". I am unsure what is meant by this and would like to know if it would be possible to recover the score so that I can at least view it again.
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Open the file using a reader such as TextEdit on Mac. If it isn’t just zeros, there may be hope of recovering it. In any case, go to your score manager on the website and look for it there. If you find it, download it.
In reply to Open the file using a reader… by hamsandwichnow
I don't have a Mac, is TextEdit available on a Windows PC? I couldn't save it to my score manager it just came up with an error code so it's definitely not there.
In reply to I don't have a Mac, is… by Ruby Hargreaves
You should be able to find some sort of file viewer.
In reply to You should be able to find… by hamsandwichnow
The score is only saved to my desktop app and not as a file in my documents so I couldn't open it in the file viewer
In reply to The score is only saved to… by Ruby Hargreaves
Download it from MuseScore.com’s list of your scores. (click on the thing in the top right that shows your pfp then go to scores)
In reply to Download it from MuseScore… by hamsandwichnow
I couldn't save it to my musescore account so it's not there. It is only saved in the desktop app in which the score can't be opened
In reply to I couldn't save it to my… by Ruby Hargreaves
I guess it doesn’t exist :(
In reply to I guess it doesn’t exist :( by hamsandwichnow
I'm not sure how that happened as all my other scores saved to my desktop account have never done this before. Looks like I'll have to try to recreate what i did from memory. Thanks for your help though :)
In reply to I'm not sure how that… by Ruby Hargreaves
I hope it wasn’t an original composition, that would have been very unfortunate. Maybe in the future save it sooner to at least have a backup.
In reply to I hope it wasn’t a… by hamsandwichnow
It was actually haha. Although I do have some notes on paper from when I was debating what harmony to use so at least I can use that to help jog my memory and reconstruct it in a new score. I definitely will try that this time and make sure I can actually save the score to my account before I start.
> ... would like to know if it would be possible to recover the score ...
If the message "the score is invalid" appears, this can have various causes. Can it be recovered or not? We can only say when we have it and can examine it.
Attach it here and someone will look at it and repair it if possible.
In reply to > * ... would like to know… by HildeK
I can't attach it because it is only saved in my desktop app and that is the file I am unable to open. It isn't saved as a file in my documents because I could only save it in-app.
In reply to I can't attach it because it… by Ruby Hargreaves
There's no such thing as 'saved in my desktop app', you'd either save on your local disk or in the coud
In reply to Thare's no such thing as 'in… by Jojo-Schmitz
He’s referring to the thumbnail still being visible in the score list.
In reply to He’s referring to the… by hamsandwichnow
Which is an indication that a file exists
In reply to Which is an indication that… by Jojo-Schmitz
…or that the app thinks it exists.
In reply to Which is an indication that… by Jojo-Schmitz
As far as I can tell, it isn’t in his scores on musescore.com
In reply to As far as I can tell, it isn… by hamsandwichnow
You won't be able to tell, unless they have been made public
In reply to You won't be able to tell,… by Jojo-Schmitz
I mean he doesn’t seem to be able to see it.
In reply to I mean he doesn’t seem to be… by hamsandwichnow
The score that gives "invalid score" is a file
In reply to The score that gives … by Jojo-Schmitz
Ok.
In reply to Which is an indication that… by Jojo-Schmitz
There is no file in my laptop documents. The only access I would have to it would be by the thumbnail but then i get the "invalid score" message
In reply to There is no file in my… by Ruby Hargreaves
There is no file in my laptop documents.
There's more places on your computer than just the Documents folder
In reply to There is no file in my… by Jojo-Schmitz
I have checked every folder on my laptop and there is no file for the score
In reply to I have checked every folder… by Ruby Hargreaves
Did you name it?
In reply to Did you name it? by hamsandwichnow
It's saved to the desktop app as "untitled score" if that counts haha
In reply to It's saved to the desktop… by Ruby Hargreaves
Yes, that does count. look for "untitled score.mscz"
In reply to Yes, that does count. look… by Jojo-Schmitz
I've looked in many folders and it's not there
In reply to There is no file in my… by Ruby Hargreaves
Go to musescore.com. Go to your profile. Do you see it there? If not, I don’t think it saved anywhere. Your last option would be an autosave file. Assuming you didn’t name your score yet, this will be hard to find.
In reply to There is no file in my… by Ruby Hargreaves
That thumbnail is the link to your score, to a file.
In reply to That thumbnail is the link… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, but what does it mean when I try to open that link and it says the score is "invalid"?
In reply to Yes, but what does it mean… by Ruby Hargreaves
That this file is broken in some way
In reply to There is no file in my… by Ruby Hargreaves
If you see this preview image - it is ultimately a link to the file - then it must have been saved somewhere. MuseScore says "File invalid" and not "File not found". So it is there, but corrupted.
Scores are usually saved in the folder "...\Documents\MuseScore4\Scores", but of course you can save a file on all possible drives and folders. Use the search function of your file manager and search for the name.
Or you have saved it in the cloud. Then click on your name at the top right and look under "My scores".
In reply to If you see this preview… by HildeK
It's definitely not saved in the cloud and it's not there when I search its title in my file manager
In reply to If you see this preview… by HildeK
Ok, thanks. I appreciate you for sharing your knowledge with us.