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by cbryceson
Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:28 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Project opens with no sound
Replies: 6
Views: 210

Re: Project opens with no sound

Audacity stores the project's audio data as "block files" - small ".AU" files, usually about 1 MB each. The ".AUP" (Audacity Project file) contains instructions that tell Audacity how all of the block files fit together. "orphan block files" are "block files" that are not registered in any current ...
by cbryceson
Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: Project opens with no sound
Replies: 6
Views: 210

Re: Project opens with no sound

When you first attempted to open the project, I'm guessing that you got an error message about missing data files. What did you do after that error message? When I open the project, I get a message: Project check of "Episode 4_data" folder found 521 orphan block file(s). These files are unused by t...
by cbryceson
Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Project opens with no sound
Replies: 6
Views: 210

Re: Project opens with no sound

I am using Audacity 2.4.2 on a MacBookPro - macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6 :)
by cbryceson
Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:07 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Project opens with no sound
Replies: 6
Views: 210

Project opens with no sound

Hello!

When I open an audacity project it opens without any sounds.

The length of the recording is the same as it was, except that there is only a flat line showing and no sound will play.

If anyone can help me recover this file to how it should be that would be amazing - thank you!