Aup file doesn´t find tracks of data folder

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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Hi!
I am using Audacity 2.3.3 version on Windows 10. I try to explain my problem in English as clear as I can.
I tried to open old aup files that I have uploaded to Google Drive from my parents´ computer. When downloading from Drive, data folder is saved like this: example_data-20200328T212935Z-001.zip. I unzipped data folders and removed -20200328T212935Z-001 from file name. Now data and aup files are on same folder with same name. When I open the aup file, “Warning - Missing Audio Data Block File(s)” appears. This happens with all aup files I downloaded from Drive, even though all short aup files in _data folder work and sound just fine when opened separately in Audacity. I don´t undestand what is missing between data folders and aup files to cause this.

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When aup file is opened, tracks are on right places but they are all silent. And as I said data folder track pieces can be played separately in Audacity so problem isn’t that they (audio) were missing or something like that.

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Please attach the .AUP file from the example_data-20200328T212935Z-001.zip to your reply (see: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/how-to-attach-files-to-forum-posts/24026/1)

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Hi Steve!
Here is the aup file I mentioned.
demo3…valmis.aup (78.8 KB)

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Thanks.

It’s generally considered best to avoid dots in file names, other than the dot before the file extension. The dots probably won’t be a problem in this case, but in some situations they can be a problem.

According to the AUP file, the project’s data file should be called: “demo3…valmis_data”
Is that the name of the data folder that you have?

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Hi,
Yes it is. I know aup file and data folder regognize each other ‘cause when I change the name either one aup file won’ t be able to open at all.

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Do you still have the ZIP file?
If so, please try again unzipping the file and opening the AUP with Audacity. Make a note of all messages that Audacity pops up.