BUG BBMO 2.0.x unable to convert BB1 project to BB2 format

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macOS 26.3 developer beta 1
Vivaldi running BBMO 2.0.4
project with one-press songs

When I attempted to convert a BB1 to a BB2 project, I followed the recommended process and it failed, displaying an error message.

Expected behavior: complete the process without errors.

Steps to reproduce:
Either a one-press or a default content project folder is on the desktop
Open the project in BBMO 2.0.4

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01310Ă—155 9.11 KB

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02402Ă—186 12.3 KB

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03399Ă—180 13.2 KB

PS. after further testing, I observed that this happens when either types of the project folders is on the desktop; if the project folder is within a sub-folder of the desktop, it will successfully complete the backup and conversion to the BB2 mode.

PPS. this is what the BBMO User Manual Firmware 2.0.0 states on p.7:
“3. Move the entire folder (with all it’s contents) to a location on your computer
that you will easily remember where it is, it can be anywhere on your
computer.” (I emboldened the text)

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I’ve posted this to the bug reports for further review. Thank you persist.

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Hi Persist,

The dev team has requested additional information to troubleshoot this issue. Could you please send us the project folder in zip format via Google Drive, WeTransfer, or whichever method is most convenient for you? Based on that, they will be able to investigate the issue further.

Thank you!

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Done.

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2 posts were split to a new topic: BBMO Error in Synchronizing BB2 Project to SD Card

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Thank you for sending it persist. Did you send it directly to Brennan or to someone else on the team? I just want to make sure it was received.

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I sent it via Wetransfer to support@singularsound.com 4 days ago. If the link expired, let me know.

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Hi persist,

Strangely, I did not receive the email from WeTransfer. I only received a notification that the link expired. Could you please upload it to Google Drive or Dropbox and send the link that way? Thank you, and sorry for the inconvenience.

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Here’s a link to the project I used. It’s the unedited default content downloaded directly from the SS Support area.

macOS 26.3 developer beta 2
BBMO 2.0.5 opened in Vivaldi

The issue is still reproducible in version 2.0.5.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Download the default content backup to the Desktop from default content

  2. Unzip it to the Desktop.

  3. Open the default content project in BBMO (from the Desktop).

  4. Use BBMO to convert the project to BB2. The following message is displayed:

    Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 7.51.20 AM
    Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 7.51.20 AM404Ă—181 12.1 KB

  5. Click OK. The following message is then displayed:

    Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 7.53.15 AM
    Screenshot 2026-01-16 at 7.53.15 AM401Ă—186 13.4 KB

Observations / Hypothesis

My suspicion is that although BBMO allows users to open a project from the Desktop (which makes sense), it does not allow users to save or export a project—or a .mid file—to the Desktop. It appears BBMO may be treating the Desktop as a system location, which is unexpected.

What’s confusing is that BBMO does allow exporting .pbf and .sng files to the Desktop. If that’s permitted, shouldn’t the same logic apply to exporting projects and .mid files as well?

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