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Title: BAK trouble
Post by: SEBC on 2024-08-29 03:49 PM
I’ve lost a score but have a BAK file that I can’t open. Suggestions?
Title: Re: BAK trouble
Post by: Lawrie Pardy on 2024-08-29 05:18 PM
Copy the .bak file to a .nwc file?

Or navigate to the .bak file, <Right+Click> and choose "open with" and select NWC
Title: Re: BAK trouble
Post by: SEBC on 2024-08-29 10:03 PM
I am getting an error message that NWC does not recognize the file type BAK. 😔
Title: Re: BAK trouble
Post by: Lawrie Pardy on 2024-08-29 11:10 PM
Curious, mine works fine... (I'm using the 2.8 beta 1 version)
Anyhow, the full filename is of the form Songname.nwc.bak - just remove the .bak part.
Title: Re: BAK trouble
Post by: hmmueller on 2024-08-30 06:08 PM
If the file name ends with .nwc.bak, then NWC can open it. If it ends only with .bak, then NWC refuses to open it. Solution: You have to either rename it to ....nwc or to ....nwc.bak, then you can open it.

H.M.
Title: Re: BAK trouble
Post by: SEBC on 2024-08-30 10:24 PM
That was the trick. Thanks to all who made suggestions!