save as: bak. to finale notation file

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george ports 33
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Post by george ports 33 » Fri May 15, 2020 7:18 pm

I upgraded from win 25 to win 26 recently. Noticed that my files are being saved as bak. files instead of finale notation files now. How can I do a save as and change those to notation files.
Thanks for any help.
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motet
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Post by motet » Fri May 15, 2020 8:01 pm

By default, when you edit a .musx file and then save it, Finale will rename the old one as .bakx and then save the new one. Perhaps this is what you're seeing. It a good feature.
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george ports 33
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Post by george ports 33 » Sat May 16, 2020 12:11 am

I'll just leave well enough alone if the I'll be able to work on the bakx at a later time. I was just worried about being able to open it again later.
Thanks Motet.
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Post by miker » Sat May 16, 2020 12:19 am

Just change the suffix .bakx to .musx, and they will open as Finale files.
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