Where did my storyline go?
Aug 01, 2018
By
Chad Nichols
I recently published my Storyline project because I needed it to be reviewed by a number of people. Now, when I open Storyline and click on my project (I need to make revisions) it tells me that the link is invalid. It tells me to check the link and try again, but I have no idea how to do this. I have published storyline projects before and never had this problem. I have to get this project back. Why won't it let me open it? Where did it go? I did clean some stuff up on my computer and threw away files that I didn't need. I assume that I threw away the published files, but why won't the most recent saved version open in Storyline?
7 Replies
It's possible when you cleaned things on your system you accidentally deleted or moved the file.
The link refers to the file location. If you moved the file, then the link won't work. Do a search for *.story on your computer (or drive) and it will locate all of the Storyline files. If you still have it, then it should show up.
If you didn't empty your recycle bin you may be able to restore the file if it's in there.
But why isn't it there when I open Storyline? Why does Storyline not have the most recent, saved version? I saved the latest copy in Storyline just like I always do.
The link showing in Storyline is a only link to the last saved place, if you have moved it then Storyline does not track where you moved it to.
You may be able to recover a file from the recycle bin or any backups you have made. Or you may be able to recover a file from the temp files saved when you autosave.
I deleted my trash and couldn't find anything on my backup disc. How can I recover it from the temp files?
See this link.
Bit of a last chance saloon, often there is nothing there, but worth a try.
I would look at a better backup solution, my system backups a snapshot of any file that has changed every 30 minutes, this way i only ever lose 30 minutes of work, something to think about.
Found it! Thank you so much for that link. I was able to find a copy and restore it to my desktop. I was not aware of how the storyline projects were saved. I thought I had a good backup system. I save everything to a flash drive and to an external hard drive. But I am also using a Mac and running Parallels and it is totally throwing me off. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks again.
Glad you have found it, nothing worse than facing finding it again.
If you are using a Mac I share all my files on my Mac and use Time Machine to run my Backups all you need is another hard drive.
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