File Cant Be Read
Musescore was acting up so I saved all of the scores I had open then closed all of them... then when I closed the last one my computer instantly froze and no buttons would work, ctrl + alt + delete wouldn't work, eventually I held down the power button for 10 seconds and my computer restarted. When it started back up again, I tried opening a score I had open (one of the ones that I saved and closed before it froze) and it says it cannot read the file. Also, I went into the folder where I keep the score and turned on "view hidden files", and there is no backup file for the score.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Avengers_Theme Freshie.mscz | 20.42 KB |
Comments
Search for backup, I'm afraid this file is lost.
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/file-formats#msczcomma
In reply to Search for backup, I'm… by Shoichi
So, I could not find a backup, but I did go to "This PC" and search for my score, and this is what came up (the attachment). I tried opened all the musescore files and they all came up with the same "Can't read file" message, but could the bottom two files (the ones with the Earth icon) be somehow used to bring it back?
In reply to So, I could not find a… by Greatnate
You don't have it so your hidden files are visible. Under the view tab (in Windows 10) there is a check box that says "Show hidden". This is necessary to see the backup files.
In reply to You don't have it so your… by mike320
I do, there were just no backup files for that score.
In reply to So, I could not find a… by Greatnate
The 1K files are just links;
The first one is the one you attached at the beginning;
The last two do not show the extension.
A .mscz file and an automatic save file .mscz, they look like this:
In reply to The 1K files are just links;… by Shoichi
Yea, I turned on show hidden files and there were backup files for other scores but not that one. I searched all of my musescore folders for a backup of it, and there wasn't any. Looks like I'm gonna have to redo this one. Thank you for taking the time to help me
In reply to Yea, I turned on show hidden… by Greatnate
If you create the score, then never close and reopen it, there will not be a backup. The backup is created when you open an existing score and edit it (or maybe save it).