MSCZ is Unsupported
https://musescore.com/user/27960670/scores/5946875
A few minutes ago, I was working on a score in the MuseScore editor when my computer crashed. When I opened MuseScore again to resume my project, the file wouldn't open and instead I got this message:
"Cannot read file D:/Documents/MuseScore3/Scores/Twinkle Little Star _ Copy.mscz:"
After several attempts, it still wouldn't open, so I uploaded it to the website in hopes that I could download it from here (there's a download option). But nope, it didn't work (see above link). I've been working on this score for months and it's very important to me. Is there anything I can do to recover it?
The file is below.
Thanks.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Twinkle Little Star.mscz | 8.28 KB |
Comments
That score contains nothing but zeroes (after a ZIP header). See also #271185: Scores corrupted beyond repair, containing nothing but zeros. You need to look for a backup, see https://musescore.org/en/node/52116
In reply to That score contains nothing… by Jojo-Schmitz
I've already been looking through my backup, but I can't open the backup file that I need. Is it pretty much lost?
In reply to I've already been looking… by IWEM
Checked backup files and the autosave files too? I'm talking about those mentioned in the howto I linked to above, not about any backup you may have created yourself
In reply to Checked the autosave files… by Jojo-Schmitz
I think so. Whatever was in LocalAppData (I have a PC).
In reply to I think so. Whatever was in… by IWEM
Also the backup score, the one starting with a dot and anding with a comma ".Twinkle Little Star.mscz,", just next to the broken one?
In reply to I've already been looking… by IWEM
You wrote:
I can't open the backup file that I need.
From the link referenced above:
"Once you locate this file, rename it and remove the trailing comma (this is the vital part) and the leading dot; on Windows, it is also advisable to unset the hidden attribute. Now, you should be able to open the resulting file in MuseScore."
In reply to You wrote: I can't open the… by Jm6stringer
Okay, I'll try that! Thanks.
If you've been working on for months, there should definitely be a backup copy - the hidden one starting with "." and ending with "," in the same folder as the main score. Only way there wouldn't be is if you had literally left MuseScore running that entire time, never once closed it or your score.
Also, if you are on Windows, and you Documents folder is within OneDrive as it often would be, you can visit the OneDrive site and recover prior versions of the main score - it heeps a history for you.
In reply to If you've been working on… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks! I'll try this and get back to you...