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rcbrust wrote:At the end of the track is a section of audio and then 5 seconds of silence.

Is it "real" silence - a flat blue line (like the end of track 1 below), or "empty space" (like the end of track 2 below)?

What settings do you have in:
"Edit menu > Preferences > Directories"

saved it as rtrtrtrt as im lazy lol Try not to be lazy in your posts ;) It'll save a lot of time if you can be thorough and descriptive. "Where" did you try to save the project? Do you have full read/write permissions for that location? How long was the recording? How much space is availa...

Mrtcupz wrote:also now when i open it it says something about a orphan file?

It says what exactly?

What name did you give to the project?
Where did you try to save it to?
Does the .AUP file exist where you tried to save it?
Does a _data folder exist?

See here for a description of Audacity Projects: http://manual.audacityteam.org/manual/h ... jects.html

Mrtcupz wrote:oh well looks like im gunna have to do it again

It's probably a good idea to try and find out why the audio disappeared before you start again.

Did both the file and data folder exist in the directory where you saved the project?

is there any way to get the audio back? That depends on why it is missing. Look in the "View menu > History" Is there anything listed in the most recent actions to indicate why the audio isn't there? When you saved the project there should have been an .AUP file and a _data folder created...

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