So my song file just corrupted.

Eshmasesh · 03-27-2007, 08:47 PM

My dad searched and found the original file, UNCORRUPTED, and completely INTACT!!!!!! I can start working again!

Take.

**helix eternal** · 03-27-2007, 09:52 PM

I know you have learned the hard way about making backups, and I totally feel your pain (although I haven't had it happen with FL in particular, but many other programs)

Corrupted files is the plague of any kind of work done on the computer. Always always always save a back-up before AND after doing any major work to your file.

I'm sorry though, I can't help with repairing the file, I have no idea how to do that. I've tried things like that before but I have no file hacking skills so I usually end up corrupting the file even worse

I hope you get it fixed, though, or at least hope you are able to reconstruct the song from memory/the render you supplied. I'll admit I haven't listened to it yet, but that's just because I have a cold and I'm not really in the mood to listen to anything...

Eshmasesh · 03-27-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by helix eternal

I know you have learned the hard way about making backups, and I totally feel your pain (although I haven't had it happen with FL in particular, but many other programs)

Corrupted files is the plague of any kind of work done on the computer. Always always always save a back-up before AND after doing any major work to your file.

I'm sorry though, I can't help with repairing the file, I have no idea how to do that. I've tried things like that before but I have no file hacking skills so I usually end up corrupting the file even worse

Yeah. I'm willing to accept that I'll have to start over if there really isn't a way to salvage it, but I'll have to go on a hiatus before I can.

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I hope you get it fixed, though, or at least hope you are able to reconstruct the song from memory/the render you supplied. I'll admit I haven't listened to it yet, but that's just because I have a cold and I'm not really in the mood to listen to anything...

It might not suit a sick person that well. Loud thumping kick drum.

jihnsius · 03-28-2007, 02:32 AM

There IS a way to recover these files, guys.

Somewhere in the FL folder, there's an FLP of the very last thing you saved, for backup. I don't remember what it's called or where it's at, but it's there.

Eshmasesh · 03-28-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jihnsius

There IS a way to recover these files, guys.

Somewhere in the FL folder, there's an FLP of the very last thing you saved, for backup. I don't remember what it's called or where it's at, but it's there.

I'll be looking for it then.

SaxxonPike · 03-28-2007, 09:45 PM

It may be something introduced to FL7. I haven't seen this problem yet, but thanks for making me aware of it. Maybe in a future update, they will solve this problem.

DJBladereaper · 03-28-2007, 11:39 PM

Well, I can't provide much help on the corruption. But I really like the track, it sounds like one of Combichrists more Ambient tracks, which is excellent. I'm in love with that filtered/distored percussion too.

Hope you find the file, cause this track will rock.

aether · 03-28-2007, 11:57 PM

Did you find the backup file?

It's actually backup.flp in the Trash folder within the FLStudio folder .. somewhere in there. Search for it.

However, if you've opened another song since then, you're likely to be screwed and the file may be a backup of the new song.

Hopefully that's not the case .. best of luck. The song is hot. Like, really hot. I love the atmosphere you've got going here. Is that a harmonica? I'm not 100% on that. It definitely works, but I'm a strings person myself. I keep going back to edit this post and say more. I love that percussion. Now I see why you bash mine, haha.

Quick fact: backup.flp's been around since FL3/4 I believe.

jihnsius · 03-29-2007, 04:23 AM

I had a similar situation like this the other day. I finally got the motivation to work on something, and had put a lot of work into it and was pleased with how it was coming out. What I think happened was I was in the process of saving it and working on it at the same time, I went to open a sample and accidentally clicked on an MP3 of a 2 hour mix set, and it froze up. When I closed it, I think it deleted the file completely. Pretty shitty.

Eshmasesh · 03-29-2007, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by etherstyle

Did you find the backup file?

It's actually backup.flp in the Trash folder within the FLStudio folder .. somewhere in there. Search for it.

However, if you've opened another song since then, you're likely to be screwed and the file may be a backup of the new song.

Yeah...I think I'm screwed there. I just had to start working on it again, so I decided to chop up the original mp3 where I could (there's no way I'm slicing the drum loop again o_O) and redo the rest. Made a new save file.

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Hopefully that's not the case .. best of luck. The song is hot. Like, really hot. I love the atmosphere you've got going here. Is that a harmonica? I'm not 100% on that. It definitely works, but I'm a strings person myself. I keep going back to edit this post and say more. I love that percussion. Now I see why you bash mine, haha.

Quick fact: backup.flp's been around since FL3/4 I believe.

The middle part is just violin/viola/cello, no harmonica.

And I didn't mean to come off as bashing...I'm sorry ;_;

aether · 03-29-2007, 04:40 PM

S'all good.

I was listening to the song on laptop speakers, so I'm not too sure.

I look forward to hearing the new version.

I'm not pleased with FL7's stability though. I can't even load some files without it crashing.

Eshmasesh · 03-30-2007, 02:10 PM

LIFE IS WORTH LIVING AGAIN!!!!
Updating the link with the fixes at the end now!