Lost project, can't find them via backups.

CubeAce wrote on 9/17/2020, 1:13 PM

Hi Jake.

Check your folder locations haven't been changed. If they have you will find the files in the new location.

Ray.

jake-h wrote on 9/18/2020, 4:24 AM

@jake-h

Hi Jake.

Check your folder locations haven't been changed. If they have you will find the files in the new location.

Ray.

I checked and it still remains the same. :(

emmrecs wrote on 9/18/2020, 4:46 AM

@jake-h

I would be very surprised and very annoyed if any version of any software was able, by itself, to delete my "projects", so I would be seriously looking at whether Windows has had a recent Update or whether my computer hardware was in some way failing!

Have you tried to "find" the missing projects by doing a search of your whole computer for the specific file by name? Assuming you're using Win 10, the "magnifying glass" icon is a very useful tool to help in finding otherwise "missing" items.

If that search produces no results then I would seriously consider the other two possibilities I mentioned: has Windows installed an update recently which could have altered file and access permissions? Is your hardware, especially your hard drive, functioning properly and without serious error?

Jeff
Forum Moderator

johnebaker wrote on 9/18/2020, 4:54 AM

@jake-h

Hi

. . . . My computer had to restart because of some dumb garbage where every time I export a video into my pc it does this . . . .

If I read this correctly - did you have this option checked when exporting?

If not please clarify what you mean by this.

What is drive H: - an internal hard drive, USB drive or what?

The Perfbounce folder is the cache for preview playback.

John EB
Forum Moderator

jake-h wrote on 9/18/2020, 5:10 AM

@jake-h

Hi

. . . . My computer had to restart because of some dumb garbage where every time I export a video into my pc it does this . . . .

If I read this correctly - did you have this option checked when exporting?

If not please clarify what you mean by this.

What is drive H: - an internal hard drive, USB drive or what?

The Perfbounce folder is the cache for preview playback.

John EB
Forum Moderator

Whenever I export on both Magix and sony vegas. The computer always seems to want to do an update. That option is not selected. Maybe the pc gets overwhelmed with the prcress because the file can be large.

jake-h wrote on 9/18/2020, 5:10 AM

@jake-h

I would be very surprised and very annoyed if any version of any software was able, by itself, to delete my "projects", so I would be seriously looking at whether Windows has had a recent Update or whether my computer hardware was in some way failing!

Have you tried to "find" the missing projects by doing a search of your whole computer for the specific file by name? Assuming you're using Win 10, the "magnifying glass" icon is a very useful tool to help in finding otherwise "missing" items.

If that search produces no results then I would seriously consider the other two possibilities I mentioned: has Windows installed an update recently which could have altered file and access permissions? Is your hardware, especially your hard drive, functioning properly and without serious error?

Jeff
Forum Moderator

I checked and that sadly might be the dumbest case to have actually occurred.

johnebaker wrote on 9/18/2020, 6:08 AM

@jake-h

Hi

. . . . The computer always seems to want to do an update . . . .

Windows update or program update?

What is the H: drive I asked about?

It helps if you answer all the questions asked - it makes for a much easier response when we have the information requested

John EB
Forum Moderator

jake-h wrote on 9/18/2020, 6:40 AM

@jake-h

Hi

. . . . The computer always seems to want to do an update . . . .

Windows update or program update?

What is the H: drive I asked about?

It helps if you answer all the questions asked - it makes for a much easier response when we have the information requested

John EB
Forum Moderator

I am sorry! I do not seem to have an H drive. Unless you are talking about the main hard drive. Windows update is what it seems to be going for. Again sorry for not giving proper responses. I am just upset about this.

johnebaker wrote on 9/18/2020, 7:28 AM

@jake-h

Hi

. . . .Again sorry for not giving proper responses. I am just upset about this. . . .

No problem, I have an idea of what may be going on.

In the program settings image you posted the Project folders are on drive H: - circled in red on your image below

Can you post a screenshot of Windows Explorer showing the drives as shown below

and right click the H: drive, select Properties and post a screen shot of that dialog too.

John EB

Scenestealer wrote on 9/18/2020, 7:32 AM

@jake-h @johnebaker

Bit of confusion here - H drive was just an example in Ray's screen shot of a folder path that could have got changed - so not relevant to Jake's installation.

If Windows is doing, or has just done an update during your problems then anything could be happening - make sure it is complete and shows as completed in Windows update history, and to be on the safe side do a "Restart" via the power button option. Also if you have not customised any of the MEP Program Settings you could "reset the program settings to defaults" via the file menu, to ensure your default folder paths had not been accidentally changed.

Peter

CubeAce wrote on 9/18/2020, 7:49 AM

@johnebaker

Hi John.

Jake just re-posted my image in his reply. It Says C:/ Users / Ray: in four places.

@jake-h

Are we to assume two things?

That you only have one drive and that the projects you produce do not include importing any files into the actual projects but use the files residing in their original folders?

Do you know how to use Windows Search? You need to look for files marked MPV. With the full stop.

If the projects were stored on another drive other than the C: drive you will have to point Windows search to that drive first before making the search.

Ray.

johnebaker wrote on 9/18/2020, 8:08 AM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray

. . . . Jake just re-posted my image in his reply. It Says C:/ Users / Ray: in four places . . . .

I was only looking for the Project folder location !!!

@jake-h - Apologies for the confusion over the drive letters, can you post a screen shot of your Project settings, Folders tab and the Windows Explorer I previously requested.

John EB

jake-h wrote on 9/18/2020, 8:45 AM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray

. . . . Jake just re-posted my image in his reply. It Says C:/ Users / Ray: in four places . . . .

I was only looking for the Project folder location !!!

@jake-h - Apologies for the confusion over the drive letters, can you post a screen shot of your Project settings, Folders tab and the Windows Explorer I previously requested.

John EB

@johnebaker

Hi John.

Jake just re-posted my image in his reply. It Says C:/ Users / Ray: in four places.

@jake-h

Are we to assume two things?

That you only have one drive and that the projects you produce do not include importing any files into the actual projects but use the files residing in their original folders?

Do you know how to use Windows Search? You need to look for files marked MPV. With the full stop.

If the projects were stored on another drive other than the C: drive you will have to point Windows search to that drive first before making the search.

Ray.

@jake-h @johnebaker

Bit of confusion here - H drive was just an example in Ray's screen shot of a folder path that could have got changed - so not relevant to Jake's installation.

If Windows is doing, or has just done an update during your problems then anything could be happening - make sure it is complete and shows as completed in Windows update history, and to be on the safe side do a "Restart" via the power button option. Also if you have not customised any of the MEP Program Settings you could "reset the program settings to defaults" via the file menu, to ensure your default folder paths had not been accidentally changed.

Peter

@jake-h

Hi

. . . .Again sorry for not giving proper responses. I am just upset about this. . . .

No problem, I have an idea of what may be going on.

In the program settings image you posted the Project folders are on drive H: - circled in red on your image below

Can you post a screenshot of Windows Explorer showing the drives as shown below

and right click the H: drive, select Properties and post a screen shot of that dialog too.

John EB

Alright. I understand everything now.
I do not use another drive to archive my saved files. It's the main C drive to where my materials are saved. I did a deep search by selecting "this pc" Hit the search bar by putting the name "mara" and sadly got the same results as from the original folder to where the autosaves are put.

jake-h wrote on 9/18/2020, 8:47 AM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray

. . . . Jake just re-posted my image in his reply. It Says C:/ Users / Ray: in four places . . . .

I was only looking for the Project folder location !!!

@jake-h - Apologies for the confusion over the drive letters, can you post a screen shot of your Project settings, Folders tab and the Windows Explorer I previously requested.

John EB

No worries! :)

jake-h wrote on 9/18/2020, 8:50 AM

@jake-h

Hi

. . . .Again sorry for not giving proper responses. I am just upset about this. . . .

No problem, I have an idea of what may be going on.

In the program settings image you posted the Project folders are on drive H: - circled in red on your image below

Can you post a screenshot of Windows Explorer showing the drives as shown below

and right click the H: drive, select Properties and post a screen shot of that dialog too.

John EB

More specifics on what to do when I share the screenshot of the properties?

CubeAce wrote on 9/18/2020, 12:14 PM

@jake-h

Hi Jake.

What we are saying is you need to scan all your other drives for the .MPV file extension in case they were placed elsewhere by accident or a corruption. If you look at my earlier image of my scan it brings up all the project files with their names on whatever drive is scanned if there are any files to be found.

Ray.