.cwp Project File disappeared after "General Error"

When writing out the project a temporary file is created. This file uses a typical system generated temp file name so it will not be found searching for the project name. Once the temp file is completed it is renamed to the project name. Even if the temp file could be determined it may not be usable by SONAR.

If you never saved the file with its title that you created it with, you will not find it.
 
If you saved it before, then it will disappear from the pull down menu that is listed under "file open", but you should be able to find it wherever you keep your files.
 
I would suggest having auto-save set for 10 minutes as sometimes I forget to save for a couple of hours in the midst of creativity, but the auto-save will save every 10 minutes, or whatever you set it to save to.
 

I suggest you run a full chkdsk scan on all your hard drive partitions.

CakeAlexS
I suggest you run a full chkdsk scan on all your hard drive partitions.

Why would a chkdsk help me find a missing file?

To summarize:
This was an existing project that I opened that day to do some work on
I saved the project several times during the session - I always do saves between takes/after edits etc.
The last time I clicked Save, I received the General Error pop up - over and over.
I could not save the project and closed Sonar, assuming my last save (which  would have included everything anyway because I save a lot) would just reopen and have everything.
I opened Sonar and when I clicked on the project in OPEN, it said it did not exist.
I searched the entire hard drive and found no trace of the cwp file.
The Audio folder still existed but of course, no easy way to use the files without the project file settings.
I opened a bundle file from the previous week and redid all the changes I could remember in a new project.
Has anyone ever lost a cwp file like this and figured out where to fid it?

CakeAlexS

CakeAlexS
I suggest you run a full chkdsk scan on all your hard drive partitions.

 

ido1957
Why would a chkdsk help me find a missing file?

Why not run it and find out if this could be an issue?
If your hard drive indexes are screwed you might end up losing other files as well. I hope you are backing up.
Ta

I just ran it and no issues with files or sectors. File is still missing.

Ok that's similar to my problem - so where might I find that elusive backup file?

ido1957
To summarize:
This was an existing project that I opened that day to do some work on
I saved the project several times during the session - I always do saves between takes/after edits etc.
The last time I clicked Save, I received the General Error pop up - over and over.
I could not save the project and closed Sonar, assuming my last save (which  would have included everything anyway because I save a lot) would just reopen and have everything.

 
Do you also "save as" periodically or do you always overwrite a version? With any program, not just Sonar, I highly recommend an occasional "save as."
 

I opened Sonar and when I clicked on the project in OPEN, it said it did not exist.

 
I think if Sonar exits abnormally, the project you were working on won't show up as a recent file.
 

I searched the entire hard drive and found no trace of the cwp file.

 
I don't know what the deal is with search, but if I search on .cwp or even *.cwp nothing shows up, even though I have plenty of projects on this machine. Maybe I don't have some "search on suffixes too" box checked somewhere in Windows.
 

The Audio folder still existed but of course, no easy way to use the files without the project file settings.
I opened a bundle file from the previous week and redid all the changes I could remember in a new project.
Has anyone ever lost a cwp file like this and figured out where to fid it?

It should be in the per-project folder, along with any auto-saves (which will be identified with auto-save in the file name).

Do you have a virus scanner? Check the quarantine area. Otherwise I don't hold up much hope, it's an extremely odd scenario. Ta.

With respect the quarantine area sounds unlikely.

ido1957
With respect the quarantine area sounds unlikely.

So is a file disappearing. Extremely unlikely but nevertheless happened. Yes it's just a small possibility and I just thought I'd make the suggestion and you might want to check it (just like chkdsk suggestion you queried which was also a possibility). I will avoid any further suggestions as you might not like them either.

Ta