User Manual
Backing Up Your Project Information
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3. Type the new name of the folder.
4. Double-click the folder with the new name to open it.
The folder contains profile, settings, and project files with the old name.
5. Change the old name of each file to the new name.
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Do not change the name of the file MCState in the Avid Users folder.
6. Close the windows, and restart your Avid editing application.
The new project name or user name appears in the Select Project dialog box.
Backing Up Your Project Information
Although your Avid editing application automatically saves your bins, projects, and settings, you
should back up these items frequently. Because the storage requirements are minimal, you can
back up these files to a variety of storage devices, such as:
•USB (thumb) drive
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
• Network storage device (such as a file server)
• Mass-storage device
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To back up the larger media files created when you capture footage, use a high-capacity storage
device. For information on backing up media files, see “Backing Up Media Files” on page 466.
To save your work on a drive or on removable media:
1. Mount the drive or insert the storage media (USB drive, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM).
2. (Windows only) From the Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer icon.
3. Double-click the icon for the destination storage drive or storage media to open it.
Double-click any additional folders to target the appropriate storage location.
4. Navigate to the folder that contains the project folder or the user folder you want to save.
5. Drag a project folder or a user folder to the targeted storage location.
6. When the system finishes copying the files, unmount the drive or eject the media and store it.
To restore a project or user information from a backup storage device:
1. Mount the drive or insert the removable media that contains the backup copies you want to
restore.
2. From the desktop, double-click the icons for the drive or storage media and for the internal
hard drive (Windows) or for the Macintosh HD (Macintosh).