Missing Audio Data Block Files

I’m sure this is a common question, but every instance I’ve found doesn’t quite match my situation. HELP!
I keep having files disappear on me. The log reads:


21:16:52: Audacity 2.4.2
21:16:52: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries...
21:16:52: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'avformat-55.dll'.
21:16:52: Looking up PATH environment variable...
21:16:52: PATH = 'C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Users\pamaj\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;'
21:16:52: Checking that '' is in PATH...
21:16:52: FFmpeg directory is in PATH.
21:16:52: Checking for monolithic avformat from 'avformat-55.dll'.
21:16:52: Error: Failed to load shared library 'avformat-55.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
21:16:52: Loading avutil from ''.
21:16:52: Error: Failed to load shared library '.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
21:16:52: Loading avcodec from ''.
21:16:52: Error: Failed to load shared library '.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
21:16:52: Loading avformat from 'avformat-55.dll'.
21:16:52: Error: Failed to load shared library 'avformat-55.dll' (error 126: The specified module could not be found.)
21:16:52: Error: Failed to load FFmpeg libraries.
21:16:52: Error: Failed to find compatible FFmpeg libraries.
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080853e.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808fe3.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08081ec.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808031.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800332.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f48.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08001f1.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f08.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08088bd.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808b18.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080839b.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08083e5.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f3a.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08080a5.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808554.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800602.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800b6e.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800ca9.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080853e.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080800a.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800e00.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800c7d.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08001f1.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808ec1.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808fe3.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808cf6.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808414.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080052e.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080839b.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800180.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08001a1.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800411.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f1e.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800390.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800794.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08008b4.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808803.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08089e9.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800051.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080080e.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800035.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08004d2.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08081ec.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808031.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800332.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f48.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f08.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800552.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080034a.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800302.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800e3f.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080060c.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800d0f.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08008d0.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f1c.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08008ce.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08009bd.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800bcd.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800ed5.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800708.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800bdf.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08000fc.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080083b.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800da8.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08008d9.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08005ee.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800980.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080025e.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800bbe.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08088bd.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808b18.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08083e5.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808aff.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808307.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08086b9.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080847b.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080873d.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808e3a.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808aa7.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808cef.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08089a0.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808cb6.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808e56.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08082e2.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e080892c.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808a8f.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808cbf.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808d52.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808126.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808670.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808cd1.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808b98.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808c04.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808ced.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808a2f.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080044f.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808f99.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f94.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e080018f.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800533.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e08003a8.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800733.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808b8a.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808c35.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e0808c94.au'
21:17:03: Warning: Missing data block file: 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08085fd.au'
21:17:04: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d00\e0800f08.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)
21:17:04: Error: can't open file 'C:\Users\pamaj\Desktop\fly away_data\e08\d08\e08083e5.au' (error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.)

I put your posting in a “code” window to keep it from taking over the screen. It’s still all there.

You keep losing them? This happened more than once, or one show is progressively falling apart?

Koz

It’s happened twice now, to two separate .aup files.

And thanks for cleaning up the post.