Audacity failed to read from a file in D error after an update

OK; so here is where we at. I did reproduce your error. I have no reason to believe that the 3.4 release caused this problem.

I was in fact able to recover it using the procedure outlined here: Corrupt or Otherwise Broken Audacity Project Recovery and the project loads fine on 3.3.3:

as I no longer repair projects for other people, you are just going to have to to this yourself. What error did you get?

I also tried to load it with 3.4.1, and received this message:

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Let me suggest that you continue your edit in 3.3.3 and once you have finalized your project, upgrade to 3.4.2 or later, when it is perhaps just a wee bit more stable. You can download 3.3.3 here: Old Audacity versions download

I also noticed that your project was extremely bloated. I was able to reduce the size of your project from just under 4GB to just under 1GB by following these steps:

  1. Ctrl+A (Select All)
  2. Ctrl+C (Copy)
  3. Ctrl+N (New)
  4. Ctrl+V (Paste) and do NOT paste Smart Clips!

Good luck!