Finale v. 26. PC Windows 1: I was writing in a large orchestral score format and during one of my save-reopen sessions, two violin 1 lines appeared. Exactly the same one above the other. I tried to delete one of them and both were deleted. I don't know why there are two. In the window instrument list, there is only one violin 1 line indicated. Any answers?
Welcome to the forum!
Indeed I have experienced your issue in a Finale document many years ago.
Unfortunately I do no recall what caused the “duplicate” staff, nor the fix.
Something to try:
1) Make a backup copy of the document (just in case!).
2) Selection Tool.
Select the Violin 1 staff, and copy the contents to Finale’s Clipboard.
3) Delete the Violin 1 staff.
4) Add a new Violin 1 staff.
5) Select the new Violin 1 staff, and paste the contents from the Clipboard.
If all attempts fail, consider exporting as a MusicXML file.
Then, import the MusicXML into a fresh, new Finale document.
This route, via MusicXML, often cures ‘pesky’ file problems.
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