Wanda,

I suspect that emailing the file caused it to be Read Only on the destination.  I assume you know where it is located on your computer.  Using File Explorer, Navigate to that location and right click on the file icon.  open Properties at the bottom of the pop up list.  There will be an attribute of Read Only that is probably checked.  Uncheck it.  See if that lets you save the file now.  Chris' idea is also a good one.  Come back, though, to your original and uncheck the read only attribute.

Your idea ought to work too.  open a new file in Finale and copy/paste the recalcitrant file to the new one and save it.

I don't have time right now, but I'm going to try the email thing myself and see if I can figure out a solution to the dilemma.

Wanda,

I'm back at my computer now.  I emailed a MUSX file to myself.  Instead of saving the attachment (the MUSX file) in the received email, I opened the file directly, even though I was WARNED to save the attachment first.  I modified a few things and tried to save the file.  I got a similar error message, though understandably not exactly the same path as yours.  I drilled down with File Explorer to the exact path/filename as shown in the error message, as I suggested you do.  As I expected, the file was read only.  I did as I suggested to you to uncheck the read only attribute.  I then was able to save the file.  The only problem with this is where did the file get saved.  Well not surprisingly, it is saved in the same file path/name as in the error message, not the file path in your Finale preferences.  The original, unaltered file is also located there, with a (xxx) added, to make it unique.

In Finale, under File, at the bottom section, you will find the path to the saved file, so you won't have to enter that convoluted file path again.  I suggest you close the file that was opened via your mail client, open it again, this time within Finale, and save again, so it goes in your regular "Music" directory, according to your Finale Preferences.

You must not have followed my instruction, because it would have worked.  It did for me.

This is the instruction I gave you.  The "hunt" is already "closed" (birddog term).  The full path is in the error message!

To avoid a mess like this in the future, as you now know, save the email attachment first in your "Music" folder, then open it within Finale.

Wanda,

I use MS Outlook as my email program.  My OS is W10.

Wanda said...
OK I found the file!

You make this sound like it's some great mystery that has just been solved.

I don't mean to be rude or imply crassness or anything like that, but how many times do I have to say it!  I've said it twice already.  The complete path to your recalcitrant file was spelled out in the error message you posted earlier.  You did not have to "search" for it.  All you needed to do was use File Explorer and drill down each level of directory in the error message until you came to the end.  I also suggest that you change the view of files in the File Explorer to "Details" and not what looks like "Content" from your picture.  I apologize for not mentioning that you need to be in "Details" view to see the column header I spoke of. 

As I said in my 2nd previous post, the OS puts the file in this bizarre location with read only access since you opened the file from your mail program without first having saved it.  After removing the read only attribute, it will be saved in this same location.  Go back and read my post carefully. 

BTW: I'm glad you got it saved.  It's a sinking feeling when you realize that your work is lost and you don't have it saved!  or that !@#$!#$~ computer won't save my work.  It happens to all of us.  We learn how to avoid it.