Musescore 4 corrupt file and won't recover
Been creating a new score in V4. Every time I open it, M4 tells me the file is corrupt. If I choose Ignore, the file loads, but I can't tell if there's a growing problem. If I save a copy it gives exactly the same message. Can't open the file in V3. Very concerned that V4 is not robust enough.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| TBJ.mscz | 269 KB |
Comments
Export to MusicXML, import in Mu3, fix corruptions, "import" in Mu4
In reply to Export to MusicXML, import… by Jojo-Schmitz
XML export crashes Mu4. mxml file won't import into Mu3
In reply to XML export crashes Mu4. … by matna2002
Extract the mscx from the mscz (using e.g. WinZIp or 7Zip) and open that in Mu3, ignoring the warning
In reply to Extract the mscx from the… by Jojo-Schmitz
On those two options, the first (export to MusicXML and then import into Mu3) seemed to work pretty well. My past experience with MusicXML is that some things get lost, but as I think about it, those were exports from Finale that were then imported into Mu3, for maybe Mu4's export algorithm is just better than Finale's. In the test case I did just now, from Mu4 to Mu3, the result looked pretty good at a brief inspection.
The second technique: applying a zip extractor to the .mscx file to extract an embedded .mscx file, the second of which will open in Mu3 and the first of which won't -- well, it, doesn't get much more unintuitive than that! I suppose it's good to know about, but really: how geeky do you want Musescore users to have to be?
Nevertheless, between iDrive and the export to MusicXML remedies I feel pretty well covered, and I do appreciate your pointing me to them. I still think the remedy should just be a Save As, though, if only for the comfort of a broader base of users. Unfortunately, the greatest need for it is probably now, in the early stages of Mu4, and I'm sure there's a long list of fixes and enhances to be addressed.
In reply to XML export crashes Mu4. … by matna2002
Extract the mscx from the mscz (using e.g WinZip or 7Zip) and open that in Mu3, ignoring the warning
In reply to Extract the mscx from the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks for this - in the end I started a new score and copied across sections. My experience of MU4 to date is that it's not that robust.
In reply to Thanks for this - in the end… by matna2002
The attached version opens on my system in MS4 without saying it is corrupt.
TB666J.mscz