AUP3 file won't open on macOS 15.4.1 (Error message + log included)

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Hi everyone,

I’m having trouble opening an .aup3 file with Audacity on my Mac (macOS 15.4.1).
When I try to load the file, I get the following error message:

"Audacity couldn’t read a file in /Users/patric/Desktop/."
(see attached screenshot)

The file is definitely on my Desktop, and I’m using the latest version of Audacity (3.7.3). Here’s what I’ve already tried:

The file name has no special characters

Folder permissions are correct

I reinstalled Audacity – no change

The file was created with Audacity, so it should be readable

I also received the following log output, which may help:

{
“timestamp”: 1747498796,
“event_id”: “438f43730545423bb1ad9565d613088f”,
“platform”: “native”,
“release”: “audacity@3.7.3”,
“contexts”: {
“os”: {
“type”: “os”,
“name”: “Macintosh”,
“version”: “10.16.0”
}
},
“exception”: {
“values”: [
{
“type”: “File_Error”,
“value”: “Audacity failed to read from a file in /.”,
“mechanism”: {
“type”: “runtime_error”,
“handled”: false,
“data”: {
“sqlite3.rc”: “101”,
“sqlite3.context”: “SqliteSampleBlock::Load::step”
}
}
}
]
}
}

Does anyone know what could be causing this or how I might recover the file? Is this a known issue with SQLite or macOS 15.4.1?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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The file formats of “.aup3” seem to have changed at some time. If the file was created by a newer version of Audacity, it cannot be read by an older version.

If the file was created by an older version of Audacity, it may work (but in my opinion, this is not sure).

Make sure you use the exactly same version of Audacity until your project is finished.

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is same version…

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Maybe the AUP3 file got corrupted in some way. There are some Audacity tools to repair some conditions but they are only available on Windows and Linux, as far as I can tell. Do you have a friend with a Windows PC that you could try it on? Alternatively, you could try sending it to me and I could try fixing it on my PC, provided the project file is not too big. Obviously, I can’t guarantee anything but I can try for you.
Mark B

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Hi @evilmrb,

thank you very much for your offer!

I’ve already tried opening the .aup3 file on both macOS and Windows using the latest version of Audacity, but unfortunately without success. Each time, I get an error with the code sqlite.rc 101.

If you’d be willing to take a look at the file, that would be truly appreciated. Of course, no guarantees expected — I’d just be very grateful if you could see whether anything can still be recovered. I’ve already sent you the file via private message.

Thanks again for your support!

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Audacity project tools save the day, again. :smiley: