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#1 2010-08-28 13:13:40
I can't open a project!
There was a project I worked really hard on, but my CPU stopped working, so I saved it and shut it down. When I came back to open it up, it said: "Could not read project; file may be damaged: (key not found)"
What should I do? How do I get it to open up properly again?
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#2 2010-08-28 13:29:34
- Telemachus
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Re: I can't open a project!
Probably report this thread and move this to troubleshooting, you can get better help there 
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#5 2010-08-28 13:37:54
Re: I can't open a project!
Yea, this should be in Troubleshooting. I'll tell the Scratch Team for you.
Anyway, I'm not sure why it is doing that... The last time I got that was when I changed the ScratchSkins folder, I did something wrong, so it couldn't find the correct images. But your problem doesn't have anything to do with that! 
Maybe you saved the project with BYOB and tried opening it tin Scratch? That would explain it... It wouldn't be able to read a BYOB project.
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#6 2010-08-28 13:55:59
- samurai768
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Re: I can't open a project!
This is a problem that if your project is still saving and you close the window, it damages the file.
Sorry, theres no way to get back your project 
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#8 2010-08-28 13:59:34
- Wolfie1996
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Re: I can't open a project!
I'll move this to troubleshooting
Ah - there are two of these topics... I'll try to turn them into one topic...
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#9 2010-08-28 17:14:29
Re: I can't open a project!
samurai768 wrote:
This is a problem that if your project is still saving and you close the window, it damages the file.
Sorry, theres no way to get back your project
WHAT!? but I SAW the little half-invisible square move from the screen to the scripts!
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#11 2010-08-28 17:57:26
- samurai768
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Re: I can't open a project!
scratchU8 wrote:
samurai768 wrote:
This is a problem that if your project is still saving and you close the window, it damages the file.
Sorry, theres no way to get back your projectWHAT!? but I SAW the little half-invisible square move from the screen to the scripts!
Oh. Then I guess it must have been an error since your computer wasn't working halfway. It must have messed up the file 
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#13 2010-08-28 18:53:32
- Nexstudent
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Re: I can't open a project!
The shut down of the computer corrupts your file if its trying to save.
I have a nice tip. Every ten minutes, save your project, just in case, so that if you lose something, it wont be much.
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#15 2010-08-29 11:21:54
- samurai768
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Re: I can't open a project!
Nexstudent wrote:
The shut down of the computer corrupts your file if its trying to save.
I have a nice tip. Every ten minutes, save your project, just in case, so that if you lose something, it wont be much.
I make a base project with the hardest scripting so that if I save it and it corrupts, I still have the base file to go back to.
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#16 2010-08-29 21:45:02
Re: I can't open a project!
samurai768 wrote:
Nexstudent wrote:
The shut down of the computer corrupts your file if its trying to save.
I have a nice tip. Every ten minutes, save your project, just in case, so that if you lose something, it wont be much.I make a base project with the hardest scripting so that if I save it and it corrupts, I still have the base file to go back to.
Very smart of you. SEE! You're being a good model!
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#17 2010-08-29 22:45:55
- samurai768
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Re: I can't open a project!
Jwosty wrote:
samurai768 wrote:
Nexstudent wrote:
The shut down of the computer corrupts your file if its trying to save.
I have a nice tip. Every ten minutes, save your project, just in case, so that if you lose something, it wont be much.I make a base project with the hardest scripting so that if I save it and it corrupts, I still have the base file to go back to.
Very smart of you. SEE! You're being a good model!
Yayz :3
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#18 2010-08-30 08:21:37
- IHeartGaming
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Re: I can't open a project!
@ScratchU8
Try recovery software. Just Google it and download some. It might work...
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#19 2010-08-30 09:26:46
Re: I can't open a project!
samurai768 wrote:
Jwosty wrote:
samurai768 wrote:
I make a base project with the hardest scripting so that if I save it and it corrupts, I still have the base file to go back to.
Very smart of you. SEE! You're being a good model!
Yayz :3
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#20 2010-12-03 13:28:39
- skullsBlur
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Re: I can't open a project!
scratchU8 wrote:
There was a project I worked really hard on, but my CPU stopped working, so I saved it and shut it down. When I came back to open it up, it said: "Could not read project; file may be damaged: (key not found)"
What should I do? How do I get it to open up properly again?
i got the same error now a project i worked so hard on doesnt work
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