Program Not Responding

[candy123]

Hello,

I am trying to open an autosaved file that is approx 1.1 MB. When it is openend outside of audacity a XML file shows up with rows of code. When I open it through Audacity, the computer's hour glass keeps running and eventually a window pops up saying that the program is not responding. How can I recover this autosaved file that is currently saved to my desktop. It is an important file.

Thanks!

C

[Gale Andrews]

I am trying to open an autosaved file that is approx 1.1 MB. When it is openend outside of audacity a XML file shows up with rows of code. When I open it through Audacity, the computer's hour glass keeps running and eventually a window pops up saying that the program is not responding. How can I recover this autosaved file that is currently saved to my desktop. It is an important file.

If you saved the project and closed Audacity normally last time, open the .aup file from Audacity's File > Recent Files menu. The .autosave file is only for use by Audacity if there is a crash or a freeze which prevents normal save of a project.

If either the .aup file (or autosave file) is 1 MB in size then this will be a considerable quantity of audio (probably many GB of data). You will thus have to be patient while Audacity opens the file. How many tracks are in this project and how long is each track? How much RAM (memory) does your computer have?


Gale