Unexpected File Format error

[Triforce Mario]

I need help really bad.
So, right as I was testing, my computer randomly blue screened, and I had to restart.
When I came back, however, my game got corrupted, having a "Unexpected File Format"
I really need to know how to fix it, if there is a way.
I was able to copy my first map, but thats it. It wont allow me to copy my weapons, items, enemies, skills, etc.
If there's anyway to fix this, I need to know.

 

[Nightblade50]

Did you release a demo of your game anywhere else, like here on the forums?

 

[Triforce Mario]

nope. The only back up I have is extremely old

 

[bgillisp]

Restore a backup. That's how you fix it.

 

[Nightblade50]

Restore a backup. That's how you fix it.

Well, he said...

The only back up I have is extremely old

 

[Triforce Mario]

So there's no other way to fix it? I can't restore the game to where I was before my computer crashed?

 

[Nightblade50]

Your file is corrupted. You have to restore your last backup, wherever that is.

 

[Andar]

You can not restore damaged files unless you have them backed up.

However if your backup is too old, you might try to salvage what can be saved.

1) make a copy of the damaged project and only work on that copy for the following steps.
2) make a new, empty project.
3) try to open the damaged copy. It will tell you that a file is damaged.
4) replaced that file (and that one only) from the new project.
5) repeat 3&4 one file at a time until you can open the project.
6) check what survived.

If you're missing some of the maps, then there are a few more steps to restore them - but usually all maps should have remained intact.

 

[Archeia]

You might also want to check the sizes of the data folder contents. If it's 1 KB you are out of luck.

 

[bgillisp]

Restoring the game to what it was before the crash requires a backup. Unless your computer automatically made one, unless you made one yourself there is no other option. Sorry. And that is why we stress the importance of making regular backups, as any computer crash can corrupt whatever you are working on, in any program (I've lost word documents due to a crash before, so yes, I mean any program).