Can't open .aup at all

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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Hi - I’ve done lots of Googling but can’t figure this out. I recorded three sessions today, and the first two open just fine. The third just won’t at all. I’ve searched everywhere for the _data folders, but there aren’t any on my Mac at all, even for the projects that DID open.

When I click on the file, it blinks like it’s going to do something but then never does.

Any ideas what’s wrong?

I’m running latest versions of everything.

One more note: I did transfer the .aup to Google Drive at some point, but even taking it back out and trying to open from the computer isn’t working. Heeelllp…

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What happens if you launch Audacity, then “File menu > Open” and select the project file?

Which version of Audacity are you using?

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The same thing happens whether I click on the icon or try to open within the app. Latest version of Audacity.

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Possibly not. The latest version does not save as AUP, it saves as AUP3.
Look in “Audacity menu > About Audacity” for the exact version number.

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My error; yes, it’s .aup3. I didn’t realize there was a difference. I downloaded Audacity three days ago to a new computer, so I’m sure it’s the latest version.

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So this morning I started everything up fresh and the file will open. But is it normal that there are no _data folders at all for the recordings I’m making?

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Yes it is - because from 3.0.0 onwards the entire data for a project is contained withn a single unified project database file.

See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/updating_from_audacity_2.x_to_audacity_3.html

And see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audacity_projects.html

Peter.