Oh I will...I have another question, but I'll ask it on the appropiate forum... Only God Can Judge Me...

This has happened many times to me also. I save after every edit. I named my current file "Volume2.1" when I got up to Volume2.9 I got the "broken file" message. Then Volume2.8 was also broken but it had worked before my last edit.

I will be working with notepad as I have done this before. However, I am wondering why I bought this program. Does anyone know of a better program to use?

The only reliable help I have gotten is in this forum. I would rate tech support has very bad. On a similar file problem they suggested that I get a new video card.

Good Luck to everyone.

Hello,
I'm getting the file broken error.

I have open the PDS corrupted file in Notepad and I only see a few lines and when I open the uncorrupted file in Notepad I see huge long list...Can someone please help me get my corrupted file back?

I have been working on it for the last few weeks.......AND BAM IT IS GONE

This is in PD7

Please Help

we have the same problem I take a long time of this installer and it will not work again because of the corrupting files error and I want to find a patch file in my computer download. Skateboard Steps

Hi Spoken,
I e-mailed tech support and they told me that pretty much that I had to start over...

but know way was I going to start over, I had way to much time into that file, I was ready to throw away the Cyberlink software and buy something else...... But I kept looking around on my PC and I found another file that had the same name as the one that got corrupted, it was The Master.pds.bat and I took off the .bat on that file and then double click it and Cyberlink open up and BAM my file was back and I could work on it once again.

And trust me I have about 5 other copies of that file now.

I hope this helps everyone that has this FN problem

the above comment of "chillinintheoc" saved my husband and I DAYS of work. My husband worked on our wedding movie for weeks and this "file broken" message showed up the day we were about to publish it. grrrr
Thank you for your help !!!
ps we were using version 6

I've just had the same "file broken" problem after 100 hours of editing; WHAT IS GOING ON HERE! THIS IS FRUSTRATING AS HE## ! Can this be corrected without losing 100 hours of work ?????

but know way was I going to start over, I had way to much time into that file, I was ready to throw away the Cyberlink software and buy something else...... But I kept looking around on my PC and I found another file that had the same name as the one that got corrupted, it was The Master.pds.bat and I took off the .bat on that file and then double click it and Cyberlink open up and BAM my file was back and I could work on it once again.

try that!!

IT DOESN'T WORK !!!!!!

No such file on my computer; any other suggestions?

Quote: but know way was I going to start over, I had way to much time into that file, I was ready to throw away the Cyberlink software and buy something else...... But I kept looking around on my PC and I found another file that had the same name as the one that got corrupted, it was The Master.pds.bat and I took off the .bat on that file and then double click it and Cyberlink open up and BAM my file was back and I could work on it once again.

try that!!

It is a pds.bak file you're looking for.

I'd also suggest you get the latest PD and not rely on such an old editor which compared to what most of us use is out of date.

PD8 has Auto save and provides a continuous back up every 10 minutes.

In future, don't attempt to overwrite a pds, opt for File > Save Project as and save a NEW pds each time and identify each with a numerical naming structure.
poject001.pds, project002.pds.

Dafydd