HELP! FILE SUDDENLY EMPTY!
Christmas.mscz Was working on it, changed a part name, and suddenly the file went from 19kb to 0kb. And now it's unopenable. What happened?!
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Christmas.mscz | 0 bytes |
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look for your backup, see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/file-format-0#musescore-native-format
"MuseScore backup file (*.mscz, or *.mscx,)"
0 bytes = no data
This bug has been reported at #87241: Persistent bug when changing Instrument names - crashes and wipes savedfile
Investigation is ongoing how to reproduce and fix it.
In reply to This bug has been reported at by Thomas
This help page describes how to find the most recent backup file on your computer:
https://musescore.org/en/node/52116
These backup files are only generated when more than 2 minutes has passed without you having saved the file. If you save the file yourself more frequently than every 2 minutes, you will not have a backup file. That is what happened to me and I lost half a day's work on a song.
One common factor seems to be the use of Continuous view mode when saving or doing certain other operations. See these posts if you want to learn more about this:
§ https://musescore.org/en/node/87241 (referred to above)
§ https://musescore.org/en/node/63271 (same issue, previously posted)
-Tom