error - 39 ... i am so f#$%^ !!

[arnopolaris]

few days after updating on snow leopard , i got a corrupted file , cant open a project anymore ...an error occured while redaing from the disk ... no back up ...i tried to open it in another computer same , tried to open it in MIDI only , and without anything else , i mean just the file itself ..nothing worked . i am really ••••ed !!! what a desaster , one week work gone !!!
any idea ? though i am quite pessimistic ...
pleeeease if someone has a solution ..

[billf]

See this:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2433

Type -39 error (Logical End-of-file reached during read operation)

The Macintosh was expecting a marker to show it where the end of the file is on the disk. That marker is either missing or is in the wrong place. A crash is the most common cause, however a disk error or corrupt file can also cause this.

Solutions: Recovering the file frequently fixes the problem. If it does not, make a clone of a backup, open the clone and try to import from the file that is giving the -39 error message.

In other applications, using an Import or Insert command from inside a new document frequently works around the problem. You also might move/copy the file to another volume.

[James Steele]

few days after updating on snow leopard , i got a corrupted file , cant open a project anymore ...an error occured while redaing from the disk ... no back up ...i tried to open it in another computer same , tried to open it in MIDI only , and without anything else , i mean just the file itself ..nothing worked . i am really ••••ed !!! what a desaster , one week work gone !!!
any idea ? though i am quite pessimistic ...
pleeeease if someone has a solution ..

Sorry to hear your problems. Hope you get it worked out. I edited your header. Watch your language here... thanks.

[Mr. Quimper]

Here's hoping MOTU implemented auto-backups in DP7.

I've never been able to recover a corrupted file, but some others have.

Good luck.

[arnopolaris]

yes sorry for the language ... but it is such a pain in the ...i alreday had that kind of problem but this time looks like there is nothing to do! grrrr
from now i will "save as" like a maniac !!

[arnopolaris]

someone understand what apple guys mean by " Recovering the file "??

[James Steele]

I'd also run disk utilities and make sure your hard drive that you are recording to is healthy.

[arnopolaris]

i did this too unfortunately .. also tried on several different hard disk unfortunately no result ..thanks for trying to help me

[billf]

someone understand what apple guys mean by " Recovering the file "??

I'm not sure what Apple means by the term, but this might be helpful:

http://subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/inde ... ducts_id=1

[MIDI Life Crisis]

You might try starting a new project and LOADING the chunk(s). Usually, -39 errors are fatal.

[jloeb]

I'm sorry to hear about this.

Whenever I've put any significant amount of work into a session, I start using "Save a copy as..." periodically, just naming them by adding increasing numbers. The size of the session files themselves is negligible, and that way I have a recent version to go back to if something bad should ever happen. Basic backup practice.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

ps--- If you;re running Leopard, Time Machine is your friend. No, make that your lover! It has saved my ass so many times now I've lost count.

[Dan Walsh]

ps--- If you;re running Leopard, Time Machine is your friend. No, make that your lover! It has saved my ass so many times now I've lost count.

+100,000,000

[arnopolaris]

someone understand what apple guys mean by " Recovering the file "??

I'm not sure what Apple means by the term, but this might be helpful:

http://subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/inde ... ducts_id=1

thanks but unfortunately didnt work for that DP project file

[arnopolaris]

yes the only thing to do now is loading the audio in a new project and do everything again ..what a nightmare !
i will never forget to "save as" several time a day from now on !
thanks guys