Yes, that was Darcy's point, in the original thread. I pretty much went with Dr Strangelove Israels, and stopped worrying. John
On 5/21/15 12:29 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: > One severe problem with new way (at least on Mac) is you only get one > chance, at least as far as I can tell. You have to answer "Restart" at the > crash prompt. If you say "Ignore" you lose your work. That's Very Bad. > > On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Chuck Israels <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The younger people I had spoken with when I first encountered this had no >> experience with the earlier behavior of Finale, so they had no idea what I >> was talking about. To them, nothing was wrong. I got nowhere. >> Nevertheless, I reiterate, things seem OK the way they are - just >> different, and I have stopped worrying. >> >> Chuck >> >> >>> On May 21, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Robert Patterson < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I don't like it at all. I've written to Makemusic support. We'll see what >>> they come back with. >>> >>> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:41 AM, John Roberts <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>>> More or less what I said, I think, only clearer :-) Thanks, Chuck. >>>> John >>>> >>>> On 5/21/15 11:28 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: >>>>> I have had this same issue, and my experience seems to be this: >>>>> >>>>> Finale no longer creates a separate file (at least not where you can >>>> find it), and the AutoSave function also doesn’t interrupt Finale the >> way >>>> it used to. I struggled with this for months - thinking it wasn’t >> working >>>> at all. However, if there is a crash, the file will reopen in an >> AutoSaved >>>> form. The system is working in the background - you just can’t find the >>>> file as a separate entity. I have finally relaxed about this, as the >>>> system seems to work reliably. It’s just different from the way it >> used to >>>> work. >>>>> >>>>> I hope I am right about this. So far, it’s been OK. >>>>> >>>>> Chuck >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On May 21, 2015, at 8:04 AM, John Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> No, it doesn't exist per se. Finale reopens it as the original file, >>>>>> under that name. When you're working normally, you can see it in its >>>>>> folder, but when you open it, it opens under the original file name >> and >>>>>> the asv file no longer exists until autosave operates again. Again, >> this >>>>>> is what I think. Scholars may differ. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you want to check the archives, I started a thread on this problem >> on >>>>>> 2/17/15. (You responded to it.) I'd be happy to forward you the >> emails, >>>>>> if that's more convenient. >>>>>> >>>>>> John >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 5/21/15 9:34 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: >>>>>>> I'm having the opposite problem. The asv file does not exist. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 8:29 AM, John Roberts <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I commented on this a few months ago. I think when Finale restarts, >> it >>>>>>>> opens the autosaved file without giving you the choice of what to >>>> open. >>>>>>>> But I didn't really investigate fully. It does mean that if you >> crash >>>> in >>>>>>>> the middle of a long and complex experiment, you don't have the >>>> "return >>>>>>>> to saved" option. I think. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> John >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 5/21/15 9:16 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: >>>>>>>>> Has anyone else seen this? I have Finale set to autosave every 5 >>>> minutes, >>>>>>>>> but on the frequent occasions when Finale crashes, the asv file is >>>>>>>> nowhere >>>>>>>>> to be found. 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