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How to recover a file with this error…
Worked on a project last night, saved correctly, shut down my off-line editing PC and this morning when I go to open to give this error message:
An error occurred while loading the project file (*title*).veg
The file is most likely corrupted or of an unknown format.I’ve rebooted a couple of times, still the same thing. I’ve never had this happen in Vegas Pro 9.
The project consists of one .wav track and a few .m2t files, which were converted from .mts files (from Canon XA10 & G10 cams) in another project file. And the project itself is less than two minutes with really nothing beyond clip placement. No effects, etc.
I’ve also tried to copy/paste the project file to another folder, rename it and open it but got the same thing.
Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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3 Replies
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Look for a file that has the .bak extension (title.veg.bak)
Copy this to a new folder, rename it by dropping the .bak extension and try opening that.
If it works, save it immediately with a new name. -
I’ve tried that twice, and unfortunately does not work.
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Did you have any previous crashes at any time during your edit? If so, there will be a “restore” file saved with everything up to the time of the crash, at a different location on your PC. This is NOT the .bak file that is stored in the same folder as the .veg file. The restore file is stored in the Vegas temp files folder which is shown in the OPTIONS/PREFERENCES/GENERAL tab on Vegas 12. It will be time stamped and that is the only way of knowing if it is a restore file from your most recent session.
I have used this to save my at least a piece of my project on several occasions in the past. Irony is, if Vegas hadn’t crashed I wouldn’t have had a restore file to fall back on. ha!
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