Recovering a lost file
Hello, is there any way to recover a file after accidentally clicking "discard" when it asks you whether or not you want to save you work when exiting out like a doofus? I looked around but I couldn't find the automatically saved file, and does it only save the most recently worked on score? Thank you.
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I found other copies of the score I'm looking for that are the exact same as when I last saved it a few days ago, and I fear they may be the result of me frantically opening the previous file. Otherwise I have "MSCZ, file" type files that can't be opened on musescore that share the name of the score.
In reply to I found other copies of the… by PMJosh
The .mscz, file can be opened after re-naming it.
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/file-formats#msczcomma
Especially this part:
"The backup file adds a period to the beginning of the file name (.) and a comma (,) to the end (e.g. if your normal file is called "untitled.mscz", the backup copy will be ".untitled.mscz,"), and the period and comma need to be removed from the name in order to open the backup file in MuseScore."
In reply to The .mscz, file can be… by Jm6stringer
I appreciate your advice, and it did allow me to open it but it just seems to be the exact same file in the end, despite opening backups from the time around when I lost my file. I'll just restart but again, thank you.
In reply to I appreciate your advice,… by PMJosh
In addition to the period/comma files...
Have you checked the session directory - for alphanumeric names beginning with "sc"
See:
https://musescore.org/en/node/52116#2.-Autosaved-version
In reply to In addition to the period… by Jm6stringer
When I check my own session directory (C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\MuseScore\MuseScore2) even with hidden files/file extensions on it has no other files besides "cookie_store.txt.", "plugins", and the sc for the musescore session currently open.
In reply to When I check my own session… by PMJosh
Too bad...
If the file is very important, you may need to look for some kind of free (or trial) recovery software.
Perhaps it has not yet been overwritten by the OS and a deep recovery search may uncover it.
In reply to Too bad… by Jm6stringer
I'll keep that in mind. Thank you.