Musescore 4 Corrupted file
Okay, so... I saved all my work before exiting the file, closed my laptop, then opened it a few hours later to work on my piece and I'm met with an error message that reads "File '...mscz' is corrupted. This file contains errors that could cause MuseScore to malfunction."
I chose the option to open it anyway and it turns out to just be a blank canvas with no notes, bars or measures. My computer has been playing up recently, but I thought that saving it would prevent me from loosing it.
I tried opening it in Musescore 3 but I don't think I did it right because it wouldn't allow me to.
Does anyone know what actually happened and how it can be fixed? Your help would be so much appreciated.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| I'll Be There Waiting.mscz | 48.88 KB |
Comments
This file is corrupted beyond repair.
Musescore saves backup files in a hidden .mscbackup folder, which is located in the same place as your project file.
There should be a file named .name_of_your_file.mscz~
where "name_of_your_file" is the name of your project file.
Copy it to another location, remove the ~ from the file name and try to open it.
In reply to Musescore saves backup files… by mercuree
I found the hidden file, copied it to another location, removed the ~ and then tried to reopen it but it still gave me the same error message. By the way, the preview Musescore icon for the score once removing the ~ is slightly faded if that helps?
Did you close your laptop with MuseScore open? This can cause problems in general. Maybe not with this score.
In reply to Did you close your laptop… by bobjp
Possibly… I can’t remember that far back 😅. But I very distinctly remember saving it before exiting anything because of what’s been happening to my laptop.
In reply to Possibly… I can’t remember… by dip070606
Can you post the back-up file. Also, you say you saved the file, but was it still open when you closed the lid?
In reply to Can you post the back-up… by bobjp
I can't post the backup file in it's state, the site wont let me. Were you looking for the file after I'd removed the tilda? And... to answer your other question, I'm still not sure. Sorry.
In reply to Can you post the back-up… by bobjp
Closing the lid while the file is still open but already saved is very unlikely to cause this. MuseScore does not write anything to disk unless you tell it to (or when AutoSave tells it to, but that will never affect the real file). So there is almost no chance that MuseScore writes a corrupted file while the lid is closed, because it doesn't write anything at that moment.
This is just another case of the dreaded completely inexplicable corruptions that happen a few times per month but nobody knows what's causing them. So far all known cases of this were on Windows, so I assume you are using Windows too?
It may still be useful if you could upload the backup file, but you'll have to upload the version without the ~ in the name for the site to allow it.
In reply to Closing the lid while the… by cbjeukendrup
Yes, I am using windows. It's quite frustrating. I feel that ever since I've moved away from Musescore 3 it's been crash after, corruption, after bug. Thank you all so much for your help though...
Here is the file without the tilda.