Some 'mus.' files not opening

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londoner2006
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Finale Version: Printmusic
Operating System: Mac

Post by londoner2006 » Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:22 pm

Hello. I am using the current PrintMusic for Mac.

I have many old mus. files created in Finale (2001) and normally I am able to open them in Printmusic, but sometimes I get this message:

'Finale Printmusic cannot open the selected filetype. Please select another file'

Is there some workaround I can use?

Thanks in advance.


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Peter Thomsen
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Finale Version: Finale v27.4
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:58 pm

The old .mus documents may be corrupted, and beyond repair.

But here are some ideas:

1) Make sure that each document has the .mus file name extension.

2) Are you sure that each document is indeed a Finale document?
Some other programs also use the file name extension .mus.

3) You could try opening the document from within the Finale program, via
File menu > Open…
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996

londoner2006
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Finale Version: Printmusic
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Post by londoner2006 » Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:08 pm

Thank you Peter. I know they were all created in Finale, I shall check the extensions. Sometimes they convert and other times they don't. Go figure!

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