Crashed when creating parts
Hi,
I've just finished an arrangement and was creating parts when MuseScore crashed, and now the file I was working on won't reopen - everytime I try it crashes MuseScore again. I've been using MuseScore for years and it's never done this before.
For your info - I'm using version 1.2, and using a Mac OS 10.10.1.
I'm afraid I can't reproduce the error as I can't reopen the file, but I was wondering whether there is a way that someone else can try to open my file and re-send it to me? I'd really rather not lose all my hours of work!
Or if I download a new version (it's been a while since I updated my software) do you think this may allow me to then open my file?
Many thanks
Mel
Comments
MuseScore 1.3 may cause more/different problems with Mac OS 10.10
You could try though. You could also try MuseScore 2.0 Beta 2.
But I guess your file has become corrupt and won't load with any version.
Can you you attach it here?
You could look for the backup file and see whether that still opens, see http://musescore.org/en/node/20367
In reply to MuseScore 1.3 may cause by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks for this, I tried the backup file but it was such an old version it was missing the majority of the work :(
I've attached the file here and desperately hoping it might open for you!
Thanks again
In reply to Thanks for this, I tried the by mel.lebreuilly
Works for me. And for you? (made on 1.3)
In reply to Works for me. And for you? by Shoichi
Oh my goodness thank you SOOOOOOOO much!!!!! I am so grateful, that was quite a few hours' work there!
Thank you again
Always excellent help here
Mel (very happy user)
In reply to Oh my goodness thank you by mel.lebreuilly
;-) I forgot (out of prudence)
______ p.s.
However, follow the advice of Jojo, try MuseScore 2.0 Beta 2 (or Nightly). They can co-exist and ... will feel the difference
In reply to MuseScore 1.3 may cause by Jojo-Schmitz
I took a look at that page about recovering backup copies, and I'm puzzled about something. I'm running on Windows 7, and the page says that backup copies should be stored in a session directory in the following places:
MuseScore 1.x: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\MusE\MuseScore\
MuseScore 2.x: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\MuseScore\MuseScore2\
It's not clear to me from the instructions whether these are themselves the session directories, or whether they are supposed to contain a subdirectory called "session". In any event, there are no backup copies in either place, even though I've been using 1.3 heavily for the last week and I have it set to auto-save every 2 minutes. There is a small XML file called "session" in both directories.
What's going on here?
In reply to I took a look at that page by ghicks
I believe they are cleaned up on successful exit of MuseScore. Only after a crash would they be left around.
In reply to I believe they are cleaned up by Marc Sabatella
That would explain it. MuseScore has only crashed on me once, the very first time I tried to run it and before I ever had a chance to edit a score.
In reply to I took a look at that page by ghicks
You should see alphanumerically named files ending with '.mscz' (without the quotation marks). These are the session backup files. They do not have the same names as you gave them when you created and saved them (to the regular score folder). For example, I have one named 'scUL5888.mscz'.
You have to open these one by one to find if the one you want is there.
Regards.
In reply to You should see by Jm6stringer
Other than cookies.txt and the XML file called "session", there are no files in that directory whatsoever, but I think Marc has plausibly explained that.
In reply to Other than cookies.txt and by ghicks
@ghicks
Ha! I now notice that you are not the original poster. (His score crashed.)
Welcome aboard... and even though you haven't had a crash (yet), it's good to know about these file locations. Especially since the one we are referring to is normally hidden (in Windows) which makes it difficult for some to find when they really need it.
Regards.