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Pro Tools Reference Guide310
Workspace Browser Layout and Tools
Workspace browsers display all files in their database, including Pro Tools and non-Pro Tools files.
Unknown file types can be shown, as well as aliases, and desktop folders.
To maximize processing speed and protect vital
components, Workspace browsers do not display
all folders. For example, in Windows, Workspace
browsers do not display the WU Temp or System
Volume Information folders; and on Mac, Work-
space browsers do not display the System folder.
This excludes them from being indexed, searched,
sorted, or affected in any way by Workspace tasks.
You should not store Pro Tools session or media
files in any of these folders.
The main elements of a Workspace browser
include the following.
Toolbar Provides the Browser menu, Search icon,
View Presets (numbered 1–5), Workspace browser
navigation tools, and preview tools.
Items List Displays the contents of a volume,
folder, session, or Catalog database in rows.
Basic Workspace browser tools, panes, and columns
Toolbar
Items List
Locations pane
Browser pane
Column headers
Columns
View Presets
Browser menu
Preview controls
Parent Folder button
Search tools
Show/Hide
Pane split
Title bar