Load Error: Cannot Read File
Attempted to load up an arrangement of this song and I was given a load error message. Normally this isn't a big deal as this has happened before and there is always a back up file from at least my last session, but when I went to check, the last backup file was from when I first made the file, I.E. there was nothing written yet. I troubleshooted and made a copy of the file which I renamed to an uncompressed file to force it to open up, and nothing loaded when I ignored the Error message. Is my file officially gone, is all of my hard work gone? Or do I still have a chance. Any sort of help to the problem would be much appreciated. I've attached both version down below.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Smooth_Criminal.mscz | 58.41 KB |
| Smooth_Criminal - Copy.mscx | 58.41 KB |
Comments
That file is beyond repair. The data within is all zeroes.
Also, no matter how many times you tell your bike that it's a rocket, it won't suddenly enable you to fly to the moon.
You can't convert files by renaming them..
In reply to That file is beyond repair… by jeetee
Well... you can 'convert' a compressed score into a zip file by renaming it ;-)
In reply to Well... you can 'convert' a… by Jojo-Schmitz
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
In reply to "A rose by any other name… by jeetee
A Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose ;-)
In reply to A Rose is a rose is a rose… by Jojo-Schmitz
I understand that you can't change a file format, but you can change how the file is opened by renaming it, which is what I meant, sorry I didn't make that clear.
Maybe instead of making jokes about my file formatting issue, you could attempt to fix the issue of this consistently happening with so many people. This isn't the first time I, or many others, have gotten a load error after the file just completely messes up. Maybe add it in that even if the file crashes and burns, it still saves the most recently save version and makes a copy of it, or it stores it in the program, sort of like microsoft word does.
I appreciate all that you guys do for this program, and you all have put in so much work, but this is one issue that can't be put on the back burner any more. I lost 8+ hours worth of work into this arrangement, so please, attempt to fix this issue so it doesn't have to happen again to me or anyone else.
In reply to I understand that you can't… by Sammy-Maxwell
This specific issue hasn't been really reported since the 3.0 release. See #271185: Scores corrupted beyond repair, containing nothing but zeros
Also note that so far, still nobody is able to consistently reproduce it, nor point to a possible set of handlings that cause this. All corruptions that have been reproducible so far have all been fixed.
In reply to I understand that you can't… by Sammy-Maxwell
Sorry, we didn't intend to make fun of you.
In reply to I understand that you can't… by Sammy-Maxwell
Have you tried the various methods for recovering backup versions, checking things like OneDrive, etc? There's a reasonable chance the data is still there.
In reply to Have you tried the various… by Marc Sabatella
For my part, I love more and more use this free software utility: https://www.voidtools.com/
*Everything" is a desktop search utility for Windows that can rapidly find files and folders by name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_(software)
Type the format (mscz) and the title or a part of it in the search: done!