garageband saying "audio file not found"

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garageband saying "audio file not found"

yesterday I recorded an interview for an assignment using the podcast option, and later i went back to listen to it, but it kept skipping over all the audio and saying that it couldn't be played (after I had tested it in the morning). So I quickly saved it, then quit the program because I thought that must be the problem. Then I tried to reopen the file and it just keeps saying "audio file not found". I have tried every solution I could find on the internet so far and nothing has worked. Can anyone please help me restore this file so i can get my assignment done?

GarageBand '09, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 29, 2012 8:47 PM

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TonyCed

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Dec 29, 2013 2:09 PM in response to cole91

Working on GB '11, same thing is happening to me. Seems Apple hasn't fixed the issue, but I've found a simple ( slightly tedious) way to prevent missing files.

Simply always "Save As"... Never just "Save." Otherwise, you'll lose your audio files. So whenever you save your work, click "Save As" and just keep replacing the file; no need to rename.

Until Apple solves the issue here, that's how I'm working around it for now.

-Tony

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Apr 29, 2012 11:59 PM in response to cole91

Hm. Saving the project might have actually killed your recording. The only way to get back to your audio clips is: locate your project in the finder, ctrl-click it, select "Show Package Content", and look into the Media folder. If the folder is empty, I'm afraid the recordings are gone for good.

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cole91 Author

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Apr 30, 2012 3:02 AM in response to Christoph Drösser

thanks for that....***** big time though..

how should i save it in future then?

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May 1, 2012 12:44 AM in response to cole91

This should not happen, but it happens. Save your work frequently. And if weird things like you described happen, don't save but look into the Media folder while GB is open and make a backup of everything that's in there.

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