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28 lines
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layout: default
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title: Backup and Sharing of Sessions
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<p>
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An Ardour session is stored in a single folder on your computer's filesystem.
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This makes <dfn>backup</dfn> very easy — any tool capable of backing up
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a folder can be used to backup a session. You pick the location of a session
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when it is created — by default it will be in your default session location,
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which can be altered via <kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences > Misc > Session
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Management</kbd>.
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</p>
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<p class="warning">
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There is one complication: a session may reference media files that are stored
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outside of the session folder, if the user has opted not to select <kbd
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class="optoff">Session > Import > Copy to Session</kbd> during
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import. Backing up a session with embedded files will not create a
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copy of the session containing those files.
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</p>
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<p>
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The single folder approach also makes sharing a project easy. Simply copy the session
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folder (onto a storage device, or across a network) and another Ardour user (on any
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platform) will be able to use it. The limitation regarding embedded files applies to
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session sharing as well.
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</p>
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