Corrupted file
3 hours ago, I was writing a piece of music, and when I wanted to continue, corrupted file appeared. Can you please help me with that? It was really important.
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And this is the file
There is some chance that the file is recoverable, but also some chance that it is not. Be aware of this and hope, but don't get those hopes too high :-)
See the following three How-Tos for information on recovering corrupt files:
How to fix MuseScore 4 corrupted files
Deal with the new Corruption Dialog on Save
How to fix a score that contains corruptions
See the following two How-Tos for information on finding backup files:
How to recover a backup copy of a score
How to recover a backup copy of a score (1.x)
If none of this helps, post again (here!) with additional information. Identify your computer's OS and version. Identify the version of MuseScore you have installed (Help / About MuseScore Studio, then click the Copy button (two pieces of paper) next to "Revision". Attach the corrupted file to your post. Describe what you have tried (from the How-Tos above and anything else you tried) and what responses you got.
Include LOTS of detail. It's very difficult to include too much information but very easy to include too little.
Good luck!!!
In reply to How to fix MuseScore 4… by TheHutch
Hello! Thanks for help. But quick question - how can I extract the mscx file from the mscz in the WinZip program?
In reply to Hello! Thanks for help. But… by Tomek Zubowicz
Rename the *.mscz to *.zip and then open/unzip it.
In reply to How to fix MuseScore 4… by TheHutch
I tried to unzip it but it doesn't seem to work. I also tried to recover a backup file (with the comma at the end of the name), but once again, it shows "corrupted file".
I lowkey give up, nothing seems to work. If any of you are expert in the technical side of MuseScore, you can try to do something with this file :(
For information, I have Windows 10 and I use Musescore 4.4.4
In reply to I tried to unzip it but it… by Tomek Zubowicz
See now: 2Sonatine.mscz
In reply to See now: [inline:2Sonatine… by cadiz1
It works! Thank you so so so much!!!
In reply to It works! Thank you so so so… by Tomek Zubowicz
There seems to be a problem with the audiosetting.json file. Unziping the file worked here. Other than that, your file was fine as far as I could tell.
In reply to There seems to be a problem… by cadiz1
Hi cadiz! I see you were able to save this poor soul from starting the job from scratch all over again. Can you help me please? File got corrupted overnight, I was almost finishing the transcription and now I can't even open the file :/ please help
In reply to Hi cadiz! I see you were… by Bruno Monteiro1
I tried everything I could to restore it, with the file with the comma in the beggining of the name and I can't get anywhere. The occurence looks very similar to what this user told. I'm devastated here, you're my last hope
In reply to I tried everything I could… by Bruno Monteiro1
Sorry, same result as here : https://musescore.org/en/node/380658#comment-1299428
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by cadiz1
Dammit I'll have to start over again. God thing is from now on i'll always do backup saves by myself.
Thank you for the quick reply!
In reply to Dammit I'll have to start… by Bruno Monteiro1
For an example, I'm currently creating a score that consists of a number of short sections, each with anywhere from 2 to 20 systems. Each time I finish a system (one row of notation), I save the file with a new filename: e.g., SCORE-1.01.mscz, SCORE-1.02.mscz, SCORE-1.03.mscz, SCORE-1.04.mscz, etc.
Then each time I finish one of the sections, it gets a new version number and the sub-versions start over: e.g. SCORE-2.01.mscz, SCORE-2.02.mscz, etc.
Once it is completed, I will save it as SCORE.mscz ... in several places: hard drive, backup drive, cloud storage, etc. I also generally keep the highest sub-version of each version for some time.
Hi Tomek! I'm glad your score was recovered successfully. Can you attach your diagnostics files please so we can troubleshoot? Menu Diagnostics -> Save Diagnostic Files.