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2014/08/19 16:37:41
Voda La Void
So I just went through all of my bundle archives I had burned onto CD's and DVD's to get them loaded back as work files for remixing, tracking and other editing and when I attempt to read this one particular bundle file I get an error 'Not A Cakewalk Format File' after it tries to read the file.  It is absolutely a Cakewalk bundle file, and has a bunch of audio bundled in there that I really need.  It is the only file on that CD, so I'm not so sure it isn't a problem with the burning process (burned about 15 years ago).  
 

 
Is there some way to rescue this file?  I can't believe that all of that audio data is just gone now, because of some corruption or something with the bundle part of the file.  
 
 
 
 
2014/08/25 08:36:09
Kalle Rantaaho
Sorry about that. It could be the CD or the bundle. Several of us have experienced bundles getting corrupt for some reason, and with a little bad luck, 15 years is sometimes too much for a CD.
Did you move the file to your HDD before trying to open it? If not, I think you should try that.
Otherwise, be it the CD or the file, I'm afraid you're out of luck, sorry.
2014/10/11 18:35:38
Voda La Void
Kalle Rantaaho
Sorry about that. It could be the CD or the bundle. Several of us have experienced bundles getting corrupt for some reason, and with a little bad luck, 15 years is sometimes too much for a CD.
Did you move the file to your HDD before trying to open it? If not, I think you should try that.
Otherwise, be it the CD or the file, I'm afraid you're out of luck, sorry.




Hey just wanted to say thanks, that worked great.  Just moved it to my HDD and it opened right up, no issues.  Can't believe i wrestled with that so long without thinking of it, ha ha.  Thanks again!  So grateful. 
2014/10/11 20:45:11
Anderton
Just a word of caution...you might not be so lucky next time. The shelf life of a CD varies dramatically depending upon ambient temperature, humidity, and the manufacturing process. Writable CDs have shorter lives than commercially-available CD-ROMs because the writing process is very different.
 
Although people have reported problems with bundles, I have yet to hear of a case where someone saved a bundle file, opened it immediately thereafter to check for data integrity, and not have it open or be corrupted. Long-term, even the cells in flash RAM are subject to deterioration. If a bundle opened after saving but doesn't open years later, the problem is not with the bundle format.
 
The main problem with a bundle file is the same problem as a zip file - if just one bit is missing, the whole thing will likely be trashed. Saving a project file and its associated audio means that even if there is media corruption you probably won't lose the whole thing.
 
Remember the old adage..."Digital data isn't real unless it exists in at least two places."
 
FYI, of all the optical media options, Blu-Ray is considered the most robust according to several studies regarding media longevity.
2014/10/11 22:35:26
Paul P
Anderton
FYI, of all the optical media options, Blu-Ray is considered the most robust according to several studies regarding media longevity.




It doesn't hurt that they can hold at least 25 gb per disc.  I'd given up on backing up to dvd's for a lot of stuff, now I can save most of it in a few minutes.
 
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