can't open corrupted Audition file

Report · Mar 18, 2025

Audition crashed and the .sesx file I was working on is now corrupted. When I try and open it, or any of the automatically created backup files, I continually got the following error:

Warning: 101 of the 101 clips have no file asset: 722550__memeshift__276-gongageng-gongmallet-centerhardest, 722550__memeshift__276-gongageng-gongmallet-centerhardest, 722568__memeshift__294-kempulensemble-pelog-kempulmallet-1h-center, 670414__iainmccurdy__kempul-6 48000 1, 

[... it goes on...]

About 60% of the session is ok, but many of the files in the middle are completely missing and unfortunately, the option to "link media" is grayed out, so I can't manually relink the files. When I open the file in a text editor, I can see that the paths to the missing files are all correct. I checked that no permissions have changed and I'm still able to drag the files back into the session without a problem, but there seems to be no way to recover the mix.

The error window went away after I "cleaned" the Media Cache Database from the preferences menu, but the missing file issue persists.

Does anyone how can I fix this?

Report · Mar 23, 2025

If you want to email the sesx file to info at aatranslator dot com dot au I'll have a look at it but it is probably unlikely to recreate the link between the clips and the file assets but let's check it and see
Note that this should highlight to all users the need to make regular backups of your work outside of any Audition automated backup

Report · Mar 23, 2025

Hello!

The error seems to stem from missing or corrupted media files in your session. Since cleaning the Media Cache Database didn’t resolve it, try manually rebuilding the session by dragging in the missing files, verifying the audio files aren’t corrupted by opening them in another editor, or exploring third-party tools for repairing .sesx files. Hope this helps!