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title = "Saving a session"
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#pre = "<b>1. </b>"
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There are a number of ways to save Sessions in Ardour, so that each
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Session can be use later on. The simplest way is to save the entire
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Session just like you would save other documents: hitting "Control" + "S".
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A new Session is first saved at the moment you create it. While you are working on it, you should save it
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frequently. Get into the habit of hitting *"Control"* + *"S"* (or *"Command"* + *"S"* on a Mac) every few minutes.
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{{% notice tip %}}
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Avoid using any characters other than letters and numbers when naming your session. Avoid white spaces, accented letters, !@#$%*()+, periods, commas, etc. Use dashes or underscores if you like. For example, instead of "My Great Session!", prefer "My_Great_Session", or "MyGreatSession", or "my-great-session". Instead of "Açaí", write "Acai" (without accented letters), etc. Once you have created your Ardour session, do **not** manually rename any folders or files that belong to the Session.
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{{% /notice %}}
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## Ardour File and Folder Format
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The contents of a typical Session's folder on your hard drive might look something like
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this:
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A bit of information about some of the components inside that folder:
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* The name of this Session is "*my_session*".
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* The main session file is called "*my_session.ardour*". The Session file is periodically backed up by Ardour with a *.bak* extension.
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* The *.history* file keeps a record of changes you have made during your Session, and is also periodically backed up.
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* The *interchange* folder contains the actual audio data of all the Regions used in your Session.
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* The *export* folder is where exported files are saved by default.
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{{% notice tip %}}
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If double-clicking on the session file does not launch Ardour, use the standard method of first opening the application itself, then choosing a session from the Session Setup dialog.
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{{% /notice %}}
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## Moving a session to another computer or disk
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If you need to move your Ardour session to another computer, or if you would like to make a backup of it on an external drive, *you must copy the entire folder* containing all of the files mentioned above. It is **not** enough to copy just the *.ardour file.
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{{% notice tip %}}
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When copying an Ardour folder to another computer or drive, do not manually change its name or the name of any of the internal files.
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{{% /notice %}}
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## Continuing
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Saving an entire Session allows you to open it again at a later time.
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However, if you would like to preserve a certain state that your Session
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is in, to be able to return to that state later on after you have made
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changes, then please continue to the next session called **Saving
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a Snapshot**.
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Next: [SAVING A SNAPSHOT](../saving-a-snapshot)
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