Musescore 4 corrupt file and won't recover
Been creating a new score in V4. Every time I open it, M4 tells me the file is corrupt. If I choose Ignore, the file loads, but I can't tell if there's a growing problem. If I save a copy it gives exactly the same message. Can't open the file in V3. Very concerned that V4 is not robust enough.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| TBJ.mscz | 269 KB |
Comments
Export to MusicXML, import in Mu3, fix corruptions, "import" in Mu4
In reply to Export to MusicXML, import… by Jojo-Schmitz
XML export crashes Mu4. mxml file won't import into Mu3
In reply to XML export crashes Mu4. … by matna2002
Extract the mscx from the mscz (using e.g. WinZIp or 7Zip) and open that in Mu3, ignoring the warning
In reply to Extract the mscx from the… by Jojo-Schmitz
On those two options, the first (export to MusicXML and then import into Mu3) seemed to work pretty well. My past experience with MusicXML is that some things get lost, but as I think about it, those were exports from Finale that were then imported into Mu3, for maybe Mu4's export algorithm is just better than Finale's. In the test case I did just now, from Mu4 to Mu3, the result looked pretty good at a brief inspection.
The second technique: applying a zip extractor to the .mscx file to extract an embedded .mscx file, the second of which will open in Mu3 and the first of which won't -- well, it, doesn't get much more unintuitive than that! I suppose it's good to know about, but really: how geeky do you want Musescore users to have to be?
Nevertheless, between iDrive and the export to MusicXML remedies I feel pretty well covered, and I do appreciate your pointing me to them. I still think the remedy should just be a Save As, though, if only for the comfort of a broader base of users. Unfortunately, the greatest need for it is probably now, in the early stages of Mu4, and I'm sure there's a long list of fixes and enhances to be addressed.
In reply to XML export crashes Mu4. … by matna2002
Extract the mscx from the mscz (using e.g WinZip or 7Zip) and open that in Mu3, ignoring the warning
In reply to Extract the mscx from the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks for this - in the end I started a new score and copied across sections. My experience of MU4 to date is that it's not that robust.
In reply to Thanks for this - in the end… by matna2002
The attached version opens on my system in MS4 without saying it is corrupt.
TB666J.mscz
MusiScore 4.0.2.230651553
I had the same problem:
- Create a score save it
- Op it and it tells me that the score is corrupt.
- Trying to unzip the score is not the answer, The file is corrupt
- After edits create a new copy in case of another disappointment ......
For some reason I didn't trust the way the score is 'zipped'.
So I removed 7z from the environment variable %Path%.
A voilà, no more corruptions ....
After this change there was one exception :
Once a score got corrupted when I switched workspaces in windows 10 when Muscore was open. but I haven't tested it further.
Hope this will help ...
In reply to MusiScore 4.0.2.230651553 I… by IcePlay
Hmm, interesting, so 7zip in %PATH% might be the smoking gun
In reply to Hmm, interesting, so 7zip in… by Jojo-Schmitz
Probably, I can't rate it properly because I don't know how MuseScore zips the scores internally.
In reply to Hmm, interesting, so 7zip in… by Jojo-Schmitz
I am currently testing if workspaces had anything to do with the last corruption.
I restarted my OS (Windows 10) and started a new score (WA Test 1) and it is corrupt :
(Error=XML_ERROR_EMPTY_DOCUMENT ErrorID=13 (0xd) Line number=0)
No workspaces defined.
I'm also working on a score without any problems for the last week (that's wy i thought 'all is well') (Milonga 07.mscz) (no copy wright issues I hope, it's for personal use)
So I'm a bit confused now.
Currently I'm using GIT to track my changes in stead of endlessly copying scores :)
If I can help test something please let me know
Regards,
Willem
In reply to I am currently testing if… by IcePlay
WS Test 1.mscz isd indeed corrupt, and beyond repair
In reply to I am currently testing if… by IcePlay
Hi there,
I'm currently running into a similar issue with my score. I'm not sure if you'll be able to test it for me but if you can I would really appreciate it.
The error I am getting says:
Error=XML_ERROR_PARSING_TEXT ErrorID=8 (0x8) Line number=1
Regards,
Nathan
In reply to Hi there, I'm currently… by Nate205
Hi again.
I was able to recover the file from the mscbackup so its working again.
In reply to Hmm, interesting, so 7zip in… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi again :)
Recently I found out that the file extension 'mdj' of a StarUML document is associated with the file extension 'mscz' of MuseScore on my system.
I have fixed this and can now create new MuseScore documents.
Editing is (sometimes) still a problem.
I've been working on my final project of music theory and I decided to finish now, but when I tried to open my file, I got this message from musescore. Is there any way to solve it? The deadline of the work is on tuesday :(
In reply to I've been working on my… by batelego159
Duplicate posted here:
https://musescore.org/en/node/351540