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missing data file
HELP!
I’ve been working all day on a bunch of complex comps.
When I go to save and shut down, AE won’t save. The info window reads
saving… 11%.
So I saved a copy and then closed AE.
Now when I attempt to open the “saved as” version I get an error message.
“missing data file”
I’ve repaired permissions and it still won’t open.
Am I screwed and if so what happened so I don’t do it again?AE 6.5
G5 dual 2Gthanks
beak -
5 Replies
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Have you tried importing the damaged project into a new project? Sometimes that works.
Dan
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… and for God’s sake, save the project under a new name every hour, not at the end of the day. Use AE 6.5’s built-in “incremental save” feature.
Then … only keep the most recent day’s set of AEPs if you like, or maybe keep one from each day’s work before that.
Steve
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I’ve tried importing the project and I get the same error message.
Next I’m going to try opening project on a different box all together.
Beak -
This advice is a bit too late but from now on as Steve recommended use incremental save.
Shift Option Command S
then if a file gets corrupted you can go back to the previous incremental save. Some days I’ll get up to version 150 of a certain comp. AE project files are tiny so it is well worth it
Pete -
To the masses:
Your time between incremental saves should be equal to the amount of work you’re willing to re-do. A day? An hour?
If you save incrementally once a day, be prepared to re-do a day’s work if your project goes south. If you don’t save incrementally at all, be prepared to re-do all your work from scratch.
And if you’re short on time, you might miss the deadline and blow the job.
’nuff said. 🙂
Steve
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