golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Tried to CMND+S save project. Said unable to save. Never happened before. Crashes often but I’m usually able to just simply recover/reopen the project. This time it says “file does not exist” but it’s still on my computer with “.logicx” as the extension. All my working files/projects do not have that extension. Says 18.4 MB. Audio files are still there but that’s it. Did not see the “00” thing in alternatives. For some reason an automatic backup was not saved this time. When I tried to import by starting new project it says “already open with permission” or somethin like that or it’ll say “load into version 7.2 or earlier”. It was recorded on version 10.3.4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 It looks like your project may be corrupted. What if you choose File > Save As and try to save it under a different name in a different location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 I’ve made a duplicate/copy. Tried copying the “resources” folder from other projects and pasting it into the corrupted project’s “content packages”. Nothing. I can’t get the file open to re-save it under a diff name unless there’s a way I don’t know about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Want to share the project? I'll have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonshu Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) Sounds like the project file was moved in the Finder while it was still open in Logic. Next to impossible to recover that in my experience. Edited June 27, 2022 by wonshu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 3 hours ago, David Nahmani said: Want to share the project? I'll have a look. Yeah could you show me how to attach the project file it’s saying upload failed when I drag n drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 {links removed by admin} 21 hours ago, David Nahmani said: Want to share the project? I'll have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) Note: You'll generally need to zip up the Logic projects to preserve their contents and upload them here. Many sharing services don't understand macOS file and bundle formats and don't preserve them correctly. It's simple to do - just control/right click on the logicx file and choose "Compress" - this creates a zip file which you can then upload. (Also, don't include audio files, they are not needed and just massive increase the size to upload/download the projects. Just the project file without assets is fine.) From what I can see, none of those files have any project data in them (but I don't know whether this was corrupted in the upload/download, or whether that's the actual state of the files). Edited June 27, 2022 by des99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, des99 said: Note: You'll generally need to zip up the Logic projects to preserve their contents and upload them here. Many sharing services don't understand macOS file and bundle formats and don't preserve them correctly. It's simple to do - just control/right click on the logicx file and choose "Compress" - this creates a zip file which you can then upload. (Also, don't include audio files, they are not needed and just massive increase the size to upload/download the projects. Just the project file without assets is fine.) From what I can see, none of those files have any project data in them (but I don't know whether this was corrupted in the upload/download, or whether that's the actual state of the files). Yeah that’s rly the state of the files 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, des99 said: Note: You'll generally need to zip up the Logic projects to preserve their contents and upload them here. Many sharing services don't understand macOS file and bundle formats and don't preserve them correctly. It's simple to do - just control/right click on the logicx file and choose "Compress" - this creates a zip file which you can then upload. (Also, don't include audio files, they are not needed and just massive increase the size to upload/download the projects. Just the project file without assets is fine.) From what I can see, none of those files have any project data in them (but I don't know whether this was corrupted in the upload/download, or whether that's the actual state of the files). My computer is basically full so stuff just disappears sometimes. I saved using the shortcut after program closed/reopened and the screen just kept flashing w/ a “couldn’t save” message then it crashed yet created 2 project files. Are you saying I can still compress it w/o the audio files and you’ll be able to see the project as is? Or it’s rly not much left of the files to do anything about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 17 hours ago, golildemigod said: {links removed by admin} Ok that's not a great way to share files and as mentioned by des99 this may have corrupted some of the data. Try to follow these instructions to upload only the Logic project file and none of the audio files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, David Nahmani said: Ok that's not a great way to share files and as mentioned by des99 this may have corrupted some of the data. Try to follow these instructions to upload only the Logic project file and none of the audio files? compressed. its 6.4 mb. too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 58 minutes ago, golildemigod said: compressed. its 6.4 mb. too big. If sounds like you either save the project as a package or compressed the entire project folder. Make sure you follow the instructions: you should save the project organized as a folder, then go inside the project folder and compress only the Logic project file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Just now, David Nahmani said: If sounds like you either save the project as a package or compressed the entire project folder. Make sure you follow the instructions: you should save the project organized as a folder, then go inside the project folder and compress only the Logic project file. How can I re-save if I can’t even open it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Just now, golildemigod said: How can I re-save if I can’t even open it I've sent you instructions by private message to send me the project directly. Check your private messages (the little envelope icon at the top right of this page). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 9 hours ago, David Nahmani said: Ok that's not a great way to share files and as mentioned by des99 this may have corrupted some of the data. Try to follow these instructions to upload only the Logic project file and none of the audio files? Can you remove this particular response? The links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 6 hours ago, golildemigod said: Can you remove this particular response? The links. Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Got your project, and there were no alternatives so nothing that could be recovered I'm afraid. I was able to pull the audio files from the package, drag and drop them to an empty project, and put them back in their original recording position (Edit > Move > To Recorded Position): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golildemigod Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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