Hi. I’m using Audacity 2.0.3 and running Mac OSX 10.0.4. When I open the Audacity project file, it opens blank. Like none of my work is there. However, when I go to File> Open recent> then the project file, everything is there. How can I fix this? I need to be able to send the file to someone via email for them to look at it.
Thanks in advance!
I’m unsure exactly what you are doing wrong, but this article probably holds the answer: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/audacity_projects.html
Mac OSX 10.0.4
That’s a super early version of Mac OS. As it says in the header, this forum is for Mac OS 10.4 and later. Are you running that on an Intel machine?
Koz
If that is not a typo then you’ll need Audacity 1.2.6a from here http://audacityteam.org/download/legacy_mac assuming it’s a PPC Mac. There is no technical support for 1.2 versions of Audacity, so you’re on your own I’m afraid.
If you are on OS X 10.4 or later, how exactly are you opening the project file?
Gale
Opps… I meant to type that I’m running 10.8.4 NOT 10.0.4
The project file is saved on my desktop as well as the project data folder and I open it from there.
So if you double-click the project file on the desktop you get a blank project, but if you open the exact same project from the Open Recent menu item you get a good project?
The Open Recent sub-menu shows the full path names of the files. Please check that the one you are opening says “Users//Desktop” and not something else.
– Bill
Hi Bill. That is correct. Also, the file path name is exactly what you said it should be.
Thanks
Can you Audacity > Quit Audacity then restart it and open this problem project from the Desktop.
Tell us what error messages appear on the screen, and post the content of Help > Show Log… . You will have to drag-select the log contents from the top then COMMAND - C to copy it.
Gale
21:00:13: Audacity 2.0.3
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries...
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from default path, '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Checking for monolithic avformat from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avutil from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavutil.50.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavutil.50.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avcodec from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavcodec.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavcodec.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avformat from '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from legacy path, '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Checking for monolithic avformat from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avutil from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavutil.50.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavutil.50.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avcodec from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavcodec.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavcodec.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avformat from '/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(/usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
21:00:13: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Checking for monolithic avformat from 'libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avutil from 'libavutil.50.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavutil.50.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avcodec from 'libavcodec.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavcodec.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Loading avformat from 'libavformat.52.dylib'.
21:00:13: Error: dlopen(libavformat.52.dylib, 1): image not found
21:00:13: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
21:00:13: Error: Failed to find compatible FFmpeg libraries.
There is nothing relevant in the log.
If there is also no error message when you open the project, then Audacity sees no problem with it.
I would suggest you open the project from Recent Files, then File > Save Project As… to a new name, then close and reopen that newly saved project. If it looks OK and plays through, then you can delete the other project. Only delete the AUP file and _data folder for that other project, and make sure the _data folder does not contain any WAV or AIFF files that the newly saved project depends on.
Gale