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How to fix corrupted Ableton files on Windows 10
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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There is nothing worse than getting anerror messagewhen trying to open your Ableton Live set.
All the hard work you put in seems lost. Your files got corrupted and you can no longer access them. In this case, you need to find out what the issue is.
To avoid these keep your PC clean andupto date. There might be situations in whichfilescan become corrupted due to unexpected events such as a computer crash, power cut, or software bugs.
It’s also recommended to create back-ups of yourfilesregularly. Using cloud-based backup software allows you to access your files remotely and keeps them safe from any hardware failure.
If your Ableton Live files got corrupted, you will see thiserror message:The document […] is corrupt.
This message is followed by a more specific reason for thefilecorruption issue, such as:First automation event has invalid time,Track grouping corruptorUnknown Compound Stream Type.
Other reasons you can meet are:Non-unique list IDs, Invalid Pointee ID, Not well-formed (invalid token), Unexpected node Default ColororMember Track Device of Class PreHearTrackDeviceChain is missing.
How do I fix Ableton Live corrupt files?
1. Re-trigger the file recovery process
Note:Crash.alsdoes not need to be renamed and can be left in the same folder
In some cases, it might be possible to restore a temporary copy of the Projectfilein one of Ableton Live’s crash report folders. The temporary file is usually an older version of your set that was successfully saved.
If you want to recover your corrupted files, the recoverymustbe done with the same version of Ableton Live which created the save, and also the same Windows platform.
2. Ask Ableton for support
If the first solution presented in this article doesn’t work, it is recommended that you ask for help from Ableton. The Ableton team will try and fix your Live Set.
You can send the corrupted .alsfiletoAbleton Support. This option doesn’t guarantee a fix but they will try to help you recover your corrupted file as best as possible.
Ableton corrupted files can cause you to lose your precious audio projects, and after working so hard on them, it is a very frustrating problem.
3. Switch toAdobe Audition
If you’ve stuck with Ableton for some time now but the thing keeps crashes and makes you lose your work then, maybe it’s time to consider aswitch?
It is a cross-compatible audio editing and recording software, offering a non-destructive mix environment, and other tools for accelerating video production and polishing the audio sounds.
Here are thekey featuresof Adobe Audition:
In other words, using Audition you have uninterrupted professional audio services that help anyone produce studio soundtracks or effects.
⇒Get Adobe Audition
We hope that the solutions presented in this article solved your issue and that now you can go back to creating amazing music in Ableton Live.
Let us know if this fix worked for you in the comment section below.
More about the topics:Adobe Audition,audio editors
Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
