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154Logic Pro User Guide
Manage projects
Logic Pro project management overview
You can manage Logic Pro projects to control where files used in the project are saved,
how projects are organized, and perform other management functions.
A project can include various assets, which are media files and other files used in the
project. By default, project assets are saved in the project. Assets can also be referenced
from an external location. When you save a project, you can determine whether assets are
saved in the project, or are referenced.
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can
manage projects in the following ways.
Have Logic Pro create a project folder with subfolders for different asset types when
you save a project
Create and edit project alternatives for the current project
Access different backups, which are manually saved versions of a project
Clean up project files to reduce the project size by removing unneeded files
Consolidate assets in a project
Rename projects from within Logic Pro
When Additional Options: Audio is selected in the Advanced preferences pane,
additional options for managing projects are available, including:
Set an external audio recording path outside the project or project folder
Move files out of project
Use Logic Pro project alternatives and backups
When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, you can
create alternative versions of a project, each with a unique name and different settings.
Project alternatives let you save “snapshots” of a project in different states, including
different cuts or mixes. They’re saved as part of the project and share the same assets.
Alternatives for the current project appear in the File > Project Alternatives submenu.
Backups let you go back to earlier saved versions of a project. Each time you save a project
using the File > Save menu item (or pressing Command-S), a version of the current project
alternative is saved (up to ten backups per alternative). In the Project > Revert to submenu,
backups for the current alternative are listed in descending order from newest to oldest.
Create a project alternative
1. In Logic Pro, choose File > Project Alternatives > New Alternative.
2. Enter a unique name for the alternative, then click Done.