Reference Guide

1178 Audio file management
Backing up projects with digital audio
To backup projects using per-project audio folders
Use this procedure to create a backup of a project that has its own project folder.
1. Open the project you want to backup.
2. Select Project > Audio Files.
The Project Files dialog box appears.
3. In the Project Files dialog box, check the Path column to make sure that every audio file is
stored in the project’s audio folder. If any files are stored in folders other than the project’s audio
folder, you should use the Consolidate Project Audio command to move all audio to the
project’s audio folder.
4. Close the Project Files dialog box once you have confirmed that all audio files are in the
project’s audio folder.
5. Close the project.
6. Using Windows Explorer, copy the project folder and its contents, including the project’s audio
folder, to its backup location (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, Zip or Jaz drive, another hard
drive, network drive, etc.).
You have now created a copy of your project. It is a good idea to open the project once you have
backed it up to confirm that all audio loads properly.
To create a backup using the Consolidate Project Audio command
Use this procedure to backup a project that has multiple audio folders:
1. Open the project you want to backup.
2. Select Utilities > Consolidate Project Audio.
3. A message box appears listing the destination folder for your audio backup.
4. Click OK to confirm.
5. Using Windows Explorer, copy the project, the backup folder and all its contents, including the
project’s audio folder, to its backup location (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, Zip or Jaz drive,
another hard drive, network drive, etc.).
6. Once you have copied the backup folder you can delete it to free up disk space.
Note: The Consolidate Project Audio command only copies the audio in your project, so make
sure you copy the project (.cwp) along with the backup folder.