Found lost data, now how to rename folder to make it work

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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Hi all-y first project in Audacity and I really like it. Unfortunately, I did not realize it would create a data folder and at some point I renamed the project. I spent two hours working on it intensely and finished. Today, upon opening, it tells me all data is missing. (460 files).
There are 460 files in a folder, but the project and the folder are obviously disconnected.
Can you tell me how to reconnect the project with the correct data folder?
Thanks!

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Oh, and I tried the obvious fix, which is making the names of the folders match, leaving the data at the end of the data folder name. That didn’t work.

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If you attach the “.aup” file to your reply, I’ll be able to tell you what the file and folder should be called.
See here for how to attach a file to your post: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/how-to-attach-files-to-forum-posts/24026/1

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Thanks, Steve. I think I have it attached now.
I did try renaming the data folder with the 460, but it did not work. I’ll triple check while I await your reply. Thanks so much…

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I renamed the Data folder to try to get it to work with the new aup after I realized the issue…it is now named “IntroPartOneNEW_data”.

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It seems not.
See the instructions here: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/how-to-attach-files-to-forum-posts/24026/1

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IntroPartOneNEW.aup (80.1 KB)
There was an extra step I missed :frowning:

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The AUP file should be called “IntroPartOne.aup”
and the data folder should be called “IntroPartOne_data”.

This is where the information comes from - opening the AUP file in a plain text editor shows this (I have highlighted the relevant part):

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no" ?>

projname=“IntroPartOne_data” > version=“1.3.0” audacityversion=“2.3.3” sel0=“1233.0260317460” sel1=“1233.0260317460” vpos=“0” h=“1229.2411791383” zoom=“172.2656250000” rate=“44100.0” snapto=“off” selectionformat=“hh:mm:ss + milliseconds” frequencyformat=“Hz” bandwidthformat=“octaves”>

…

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Thanks, Steve! Makes sense to me. I’ll never rename a project again without considering the other changes needed!

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The safe way to change the name of the project is with Audacity:

  1. Open the project
  2. “File menu > Save Project > Save Project As…” and enter the new name.

For more information, see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audacity_projects.html

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That’s very helpful. Yes, I changed it outside of Audacity.
Thanks for your help & have a great rest of the weekend…