Project is corrupt (unable to work with the blockfiles)

jademan · November 22, 2021, 2:28pm

Nvinther:

Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
  993792 file records processed.
File verification completed.
 Phase duration (File record verification): 17.93 seconds.
  15491 large file records processed.
 Phase duration (Orphan file record recovery): 0.00 milliseconds.
  0 bad file records processed.
 Phase duration (Bad file record checking): 0.92 milliseconds.

Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
  23222 reparse records processed.
  1327848 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
 Phase duration (Index verification): 1.00 minutes.
  0 unindexed files scanned.
 Phase duration (Orphan reconnection): 12.83 seconds.
  0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.
 Phase duration (Orphan recovery to lost and found): 0.67 milliseconds.
  23222 reparse records processed.
 Phase duration (Reparse point and Object ID verification): 207.64 milliseconds.

Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
Security descriptor verification completed.
 Phase duration (Security descriptor verification): 446.58 milliseconds.
  167029 data files processed.
 Phase duration (Data attribute verification): 0.77 milliseconds.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
  36121360 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
 Phase duration (USN journal verification): 312.33 milliseconds.

Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.

 474473471 KB total disk space.
 378729248 KB in 696616 files.
    458580 KB in 167030 indexes.
         0 KB in bad sectors.
   1126799 KB in use by the system.
     65536 KB occupied by the log file.
  94158844 KB available on disk.

      4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
 118618367 total allocation units on disk.
  23539711 allocation units available on disk.
Total duration: 1.53 minutes (92342 ms).

OK, I see from this report that chkdsk has found no problems. I believe this satisfies crsib’s request:

jademan · November 22, 2021, 5:49pm

OK, so I have looked into this project. It looks as though the first half of the second track on this project is damaged. Unfortunately, I am merely a volunteer and I am all out of time today. I’ll see what I can’t find tomorrow. Wednesday looks better.

jademan · November 23, 2021, 2:31pm

OK, you got lucky. The left channel of the second track was trashed (lost) during the first 14 minutes (track #2). So I simply copied the first 14 minutes of the right track over that and your project is rebuilt!

I have PM’d the link to the rebuilt file.

Nvinther · November 23, 2021, 4:12pm

Hey jademan,

Thanks a lot for your efforts. It is really much appreciated!

It is quite weird. In the original wav-extract there was a fall out of the left channel two short places. Sound like I should try to record mono.

Well, I will try to double secure myself when I work onwards through the editing process and then I will try to install a Audacity version 2 instead. However, I have a feeling this is not the last time.

It would be good if I can get some kind of instructions to avoid this from your developers.

All the best,
Niels

Ni222000 · July 26, 2022, 1:18pm

Hi! I have the same problem, I almost finished my contemporary piece for piano trio and the power went off. Even though I saved the file, it cannot open at all and the message that the project is corrupt (Unable to work with the blockfiles) pops up everytime. Tried to open it on another computer,but with no success. Can I also send you the file so you can send me the repaired one? I would be so grateful!

jademan · July 26, 2022, 2:51pm

No.

A tool has been developed so that you can do this yourself. It is a lot easier and faster than zipping uploading, waiting, etc. See this post: Corrupt or Otherwise Broken Audacity Project Recovery