Reference Manual

59 Managing Files and Sets

5.6.2 Projects and Presets

By default, new instrument and effect presets are stored in your current Project. At times how-

ever, it may make more sense to save a preset to another folder or to your User Library, so that

you can access them from other Projects. You can drag a preset between folders after saving it

(page 223), or simply drag the title bar of the device over a folder in the sidebar, wait for the

content pane to open, and then drop it into the content pane, adding it to the folder.

When saving presets that contain samples to a new location, Live may copy the samples de-

pending on the settings in the Collect Files on Export chooser in the Library Preferences. You can

then type in a new name for the device or conﬁrm the one suggested by Live with [Enter].

5.6.3 Managing Files in a Project

Live’s File Manager offers several convenient tools for managing Projects. Once you’ve opened

a Live Set that is part of the Project you wish to manage, choose the Manage Files command

from the File menu, and then click the Manage Project button. The File Manager will present you

with an overview of the Project’s contents and tools for:

•locating ﬁles that the Project is missing;

•collecting external ﬁles into the Project (page 62);

•listing unused ﬁles in the Project (page 64);

•packing a Project in Pack format (page 65);

5.7 Locating Missing Files

If you load a Live Set, Live Clip or preset that references ﬁles which are missing from their ref-

erenced locations, Live’s Status Bar (located at the bottom of the main screen) will display a

warning message. Clips and instrument sample slots that reference missing samples will appear

marked “Ofﬂine,“ and Live will play silence instead of the missing samples.

Live’s File Manager offers tools for repairing these missing links. Click on the Status Bar message

to access these. (This is actually a shortcut for choosing the Manage Files command from the File

menu, clicking the Manage Set button, and then clicking the Locate button found in the Missing