Lost content after opening .anime file

[mystd]

I'm using a newer version of anime studio and when I opened my test project from last year all content was missing. I was able to recover the content from the psd by manually adding it again. But everything I drew with AS is gone, does anyone know how this happened and if it's possible to recover the content?

If I can't find out why this happened and have to fear that my content will vanish someday I'm not gonna use AS for my longtime project.

[hayasidist]

what version did you use to create the file? and then to open it?

was the original file a .anme (i.e. from AS10 or earlier)? or a .anime (e.g. from AS11.0)?

did you save the project back to its original name after opening it in a "newer version of anime studio"?

do you have a backup copy of the original file?

[mystd]

Im not sure which version it was it was AS 11 that was around about october/september 2015. It's .anime file I have multiple files I always save in increments with version numbers. No I saved it as a new file.

I kind of found out something strage I went back a few more versions and there the content is present. Maybe it has todo with that library bug I had last year. Had to import the psd though. Everything shows normally there.

Since the library bug is no more in the new version I'm guessing this wont happen anymore.

[mystd]

I sadly had to find out that even though my content is there I can't export the vector art to the library nor can I copy and paste it. Copy and paste just is grayed out and exporting into the library makes the content blank.

[slowtiger]

Can you open a new project and import from the old one?

[mystd]

No same happens the vector art I've created vanishes and only the bitmap content from the psd is visible.

[hayasidist]

if you still have the file that was working - if you'd like to upload it here or PM I'll gladly take a look..

[mystd]

Sorry can't do that since it contains private content I'm not willing to give to anyone.

I'll just make a new one that I'm willing to share with others. Hopefully the new version wont reproduce that bug. But this might take a while I'm a bit slow.

[mystd]

Good news I've been experimenting some more and the problem seems to be just with the old version from last year. So I'll just have redraw everything.