.ASVX File Extension

MakeMusic Finale is a music notation program used to compose, edit, and play back musical scores. In Finale 2014 and later versions, these scores are saved as MUSX files.

Composers can configure Finale to automatically back up any MUSX files they have open at a regular interval. Finale saves these automatically-generated backups in the following directory:

~/​Documents/​Finale Files/​Backups

Each backup uses the same filename as the MUSX file from which it was created, except the backup's filename ends with asv.musx. Finale users and documentation often refer to these backup files as ASVX files, even though the files use the .musx extension.

How to change Finale's ASVX settings

Finale users can adjust how often the program creates and updates ASVX backups. To do so:

1. Open the program's Preferences menu.
2. Select Save from the left-hand sidebar.
3. To begin creating ASVX files, select the Auto Save File(s) Every _ Minutes checkbox. (To stop creating them, clear the checkbox.)
4. In the _ Minutes field, specify how often you want Finale to create/update ASVX files.

NOTE: Finale 2012 and earlier versions create .ASV files instead of ASVX files.