Hi all,
I have a project I created in either 7 or 8 almost 3 years ago that won't open.
In Sonar X2 it acts like it's going to and then peters out ...hour glass turns to arrow and then nothing until I click somewhere and get the hour glass again and the "not responding" thing.
I would hate to have to install 7 or 8 just to open this, does anyone have any suggestions (safe mode didn't make a difference BTW).
Thanks very much,
Randy

can you open the audio folder?  If so, you could drag in the audio files but I will say that is a monumental undertaking to line it all up again....

It might be quicker to reinstall the old platform and open it from there. 

I have opened some pretty old projects that I had saved as bundles to CD. Several opened OK and a few others came back with a "file corrupted" error and refused to open. 

Hazarding a guess..... could it be a 64 bit VS 32 bit issue?  Try running in 32 bit mode to see if that makes a difference. 

Have you tried opening it in safe mode? Most likely it's a plugin that you no longer have installed, or is not completely installed.

Dave... in the OP he said he tried the safe mode and that didn't work.... 

I understand that for the most part, the cake family of DAWS is supposed to be forward and backward compatible.   Aside from the corrupted files on a CD, every project I have created in any of my DAW's does open, albeit with a warning.... on every DAW I have. 

Thanks Herb...unfortunately, the audio is the only thing I don't need...it's all the MIDI track I need.
That said I think I'll install Sonar 7 and try it...I'll report back...wish me luck!

bitflipper


Have you tried opening it in safe mode? Most likely it's a plugin that you no longer have installed, or is not completely installed.

Thanks Dave but that's why I stated safe mode didn't make a difference

The D/L link doesn't show up in my account for Sonar 7 (just serial # does)so I'm just going to try 8.5 with the patch.
I'm sure my PC was 64 bit then but it seems there were Sonar 64 bit issues back then and most people just used the 32 bit version...does that ring a bell with anyone?
I ask b/c I wonder which I should install as I D/L.

...Oh hell, does this mean I would have to finish it in 8.5 even if I can open it?

SONAR 7 was not available as a download. Did you try opening the project in 32bit X2a? IIRC, the 8.5 download required SONAR 8 be already installed on your PC.

scook


SONAR 7 was not available as a download. Did you try opening the project in 32bit X2a? IIRC, the 8.5 download required SONAR 8 be already installed on your PC.

You're right, I have 7 on a disc I had forgotten about.
Dumb question, if I want to open the project in X2a 32 bit...I would need to D/L and install and choose 32 bit right (I've been using 64 bit so long I don't recall)?

Yup, if you did not save the X2 installers locally, you would need to download again. Depending on what the project requires, you might be able to get away with just installing the X2 02_* files and the X2a update. I would skip the Rapture install in that set unless you absolutely need it.