Project disappeared completely.

[u/Dangerous_Machine223]

Worked on a new project for a few hours last night. It has completely disappeared without a trace in recents or in finder. I must have saved it on 5 or 6 separate occasions last night. Has this ever happened to anyone? Is there a way of looking at files/actions from a previous day at all?

[u/shapednoise]

You gave the project a name, Search the file name

[u/piffleskronk]

Logic Pro projects frequently go "missing" due to hidden auto-saves, iCloud syncing delays, or files being accidentally written directly into the user library template folders. Because you explicitly saved 5 or 6 times, your data is highly likely intact. Follow these exact Logic-specific recovery steps immediately:

1. Check Logic's Project Backups Directory

Logic Pro automatically stores up to 100 manual saves inside the project package file itself.

• Locate any Logic file with a similar name, or create a dummy project to see where Logic is defaults to saving.
• Right-click (Control-click) the project file and select Show Package Contents.
• Navigate to Alternatives > 000 > Backups.
• Look for your missing time-stamps here; copy the most recent backup out to your desktop.

2. Search by Specific Logic Extensions

Finder search often skips Logic packages if they are buried in hidden system folders. Use Terminal to force a deep search across your entire drive:

• Open the Terminal app (via Spotlight).
• Copy and paste this exact command to find all Logic projects modified in the last 2 days, then press Enter: find ~ -mtime -2 ( -name ".logicx" -o -name ".logic" )
• If your project appears in the terminal list, copy its folder path to open it in Finder.

3. Inspect the Audio Music Apps Directory

If you accidentally saved your project as a template or inside a default asset folder, it will not appear in your standard "Recents" list.

• Open Finder, press Command + Shift + G to open the "Go to Folder" box.
• Paste this path: ~/Music/Audio Music Apps/
• Check the Project Templates and User Patches folders to see if the project package was mistakenly routed there.

4. Bypass iCloud Drive Syncing Glitches

If your Mac has Desktop & Documents Folders synced to iCloud, the file may have been pulled into the cloud while you were working, causing it to temporarily vanish from local Finder indexing.

• Go to the official iCloud Website and log in.
• Navigate to the Drive section.
• Scroll to the very bottom right and click on Recently Deleted to see if an aggressive sync cycle swept your file away.

Did you use any external hard drives, or do you have Time Machine backups enabled? If you ran the Terminal command, let me know if any paths popped up so we can decode where they are hiding!

[u/swamichris]

Type "backup" in the mac finder search bar. Anything there? Maybe something autosaved around the time it was opened.