problems with export and save-6 hours work lost

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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I am new to audacity. I started a project earlier this week, and just spent the past 6 hours mixing the file before exporting the final project.

However, when I imported the file into FCPro, it sounded like it hadn’t been mixed. I reopened audacity, and indeed, the file reverted back to where I was at 7:30 am this morning. I thought I was saving everything regularly–I’m a digital drone for a living, and it’s been years since I made this kind of mistake.

I actually took 2 days off of work to do this. My project is due for a class in 2 hours. I’m about to cry.

Is there any secret to saving these files that I don’t know about? Aren’t they’re warnings when you close a program and a file hasn’t been saved? Should I forgo using this software and switch over to something else?

Thanks for any input you may have. Back to the drawing board.

J

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Issue resolved!! It was actually was saved, just needed a bit more amplification the the vocals, and the file was underwhelming in FC. I was looking at a section that hadn’t been mixed yet. Apparently the file opened up to an area that hadn’t been worked on. It’s going to be a 1/2 loop.

Very embarrassing, but at least I’m okay. Perhaps others have info on file saving protocols.

Thanks anyway–

Jane

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Glad you got it sorted ok.

You might like to take a look at this draft page we are working on regarding backup strategies (for either the Manual or the Wiki) - see: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/User:Billw58/Backup_Strategies

It’s still a Work-In-Progress and is not ready for publication just yet - but any feedback you have on it would be valuable.

Thanks,
WC