can't find my files
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
can't find my files
I had an older version of Audacity--sorry, I don't know which. I bought a new (used) computer and it looks like the person who transferred my files didn't transfer Audacity. I installed the latest version of Audacity and hoped it would find my files, but it hasn't. Is everything lost or is there something to try. Thank you.
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Re: can't find my files
If you used Audacity Projects you might be able to search for the individual files.
This is an Audacity Project.
The two have to be in the same location, folder, or directory. They have to be named the same and it has to be the name you gave them inside Audacity. You can't put the AUP file inside the _DATA folder.
If you remember any of the show names, you should be able to search for them in Windows.
You can make Windows reveal filename extensions and search for any .AUP file. That's an Audcity Project Manager file. It's text instructions for how Audacity is supposed to put your show together from all the sound snippets in the _DATA folder.
If the transfer agent didn't recognize any of them, they would be just miscellaneous trash. Audacity Project files are not "normal" production files.
Koz
This is an Audacity Project.
The two have to be in the same location, folder, or directory. They have to be named the same and it has to be the name you gave them inside Audacity. You can't put the AUP file inside the _DATA folder.
If you remember any of the show names, you should be able to search for them in Windows.
You can make Windows reveal filename extensions and search for any .AUP file. That's an Audcity Project Manager file. It's text instructions for how Audacity is supposed to put your show together from all the sound snippets in the _DATA folder.
If the transfer agent didn't recognize any of them, they would be just miscellaneous trash. Audacity Project files are not "normal" production files.
Koz
Re: can't find my files
So it sometimes helps to enable file name extensions in File Explorer. To do this, open File Explorer and select the "View" tab. Near the right of top center, you will see a column of three check boxes. Check the one that says, "File Name Extensions".kozikowski wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:54 amYou can make Windows reveal filename extensions and search for any .AUP file. That's an Audcity Project Manager file. It's text instructions for how Audacity is supposed to put your show together from all the sound snippets in the _DATA folder.
I hope this helps.
