Musescore opening PDFs, not scores
I'm trying to help a friend who should be sending me some .mscz files so I can correct the work. However, he tells me that when changing from Musescore 3 to Musescore_4, his .mscz files have disappeared, and now only opens up everything in '.pdf' format. This sounds a bit odd to me, and since I'm not in the same town as him, I can't see exactly what's happened on his computer. Has anyone heard of this before, and if so, what's going on?
BTW, he's reasonably new to MS, so he probably changed a setting without knowing. However, he claims that he can't find any .mscz files in his folders.
Any suggestions or remarks (are welcomed).
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MuseScore doesn't just delete scores. So your friend needs to use the Search feature of his computer to find where the scores (.mscz files) are kept. Using a PDF copy of the score is not a sensible option: although you can in theory use the MS menu option File > Import PDF, it is not very accurate at recognition of the notes.
With MuseScore 3 open, your friend could also look in Edit > Preferences > General > Folders > Templates, where he will see the standard folder where MS3 saves the scores by default.
In reply to MuseScore doesn't just… by DanielR
Nice, just as I suspected (and told my friend the same) - Musescore doesn't just delete scores.
I'll pass on the Edit > Preferences > General > Folders > Templates, info, that could help.
Thanks.
> However, he tells me that when changing from Musescore 3 to Musescore_4, his .mscz files have disappeared
Musescore 3 and Musescore 4 use different default folders for storing scores.
For Windows these are:
C:\Users\{YourUserAccount}\Documents\MuseScore3\Scores
C:\Users{\YourUserAccount}\Documents\MuseScore4\Scores
So if you start MuS4 and use "File/Open" you will not find the MuS 3 scores directly. You can then navigate to the MuS 3 scores folder, but I recommend you use the operating system's file manager and copy the scores from the MuS 3 scores folder to the MuS 4 scores folder. Then MuS 4 will find them.
And you still gain a backup copy :-).
In reply to > However, he tells me that… by HildeK
Good advice!
In reply to > However, he tells me that… by HildeK
Great, thanks. I'm going to pass this on, hopefully it should sort out the problem.