Really like the addition of the Auto Saves folder, as fulfilling as running the vacuum cleaner, helps gets rid of all the dust in the root folder . . .
I noticed tonight when I tried to open a recent .bak file from the Auto Saves folder, I got a warning about many missing files when opening the project. Indeed it opened with no audio files, empty clips . . . kind of caused a moment of panic.
If I move the .bak file into the root folder, it opens properly . . . is this intended behavior ?, are we supposed to know to move it to the root folder ?
As far as I know it is not the intended behaviour. Since there are different ways how to open a backup file: Did you double-click on such a file in the Windows Explorer/Apple Finder?
happy that you like the new Auto Save System. No that is not intended. It seems to have relative paths where I expected absolute paths. Thanks for bringing this up, I will look into it.
Is checking bak files part of your usual workflow or was this kind of an exception? I just ask so I get a better idea about how people use their Auto Saves.
Thanks for the reply Alex . . . my reason for needing the .bak files in this case was that Cubase instantly crashed, and I didn’t want to lose 20 minutes of work. Once I figured out you have to move the auto saves into the root folder to open successfully, I was able to pick up where I left off in my crashed project. (FYI, other times I have used the auto saves to get back to a starting point when I didn’t like something I added to the project, usually the day before)
Hi. I am encountering the same problem with autosave file with Cubase 14 - it used to work fine with Cubase 13!. When I click on the .bak file in the Autosave folder I am told that the audio is missing. I use this fairly regular to go back and reinstate old versions audio files that I have changed. Am I doing someting wrong or is it a fault of the program.
Hi @Tony_Broadbent . . . the reason it worked in Cubase 13 is because the backup files were all saved in the root folder. Then in Cubase 14 they added a new feature where all the back up files get saved into an “Auto Saves” folder, as an attempt to de-clutter the main folder . . . as of now, you’ll have to move the .bak files back into the root project folder, or it will not find all your associated audio files, a simple workaround, until they figure out if they want to fix this, or provide some documentation about how it actually works.
I’m using Cubase 14, and whenever I’m working on a project, I get a message out of the blue saying I need to do a new Save As, that the project is corrupted, and that Auto Save will no longer work.
Even when I do a new Save As, Auto Save stops working.
I have to close and reopen the software, but after a few minutes, the same message appears.
I’ve already tried uninstalling and reinstalling Cubase, but nothing has worked so far.
Can you tell me what version of Cubase 14 you are using and please tell me the full path of the projectfile. You can of course redact personal information. I just need the filename and the lenght of the full path.
Is your project saved on some kind of external device?
