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WAVELAB
3 – 28 Installing and setting up
Temporary files
You also need to specify where WaveLab should store its temporary files.
Temporary files are used for certain operations, such as WaveLab’s ex-
tensive Undo function (see “Undo and Redo” on page 47).
WaveLab allows you to specify up to three different folders for storing
temporary files. If you have access to more than one drive, saving your
temp files on separate drives (not partitions) can considerably speed up
performance.
For example, if your source files are located on the C: drive, you could
specify D:\temp and E:\temp as temporary folders.
This will not only improve performance, but also reduce disk fragmentation.
1. In Windows, create a separate folder in which to store your “temp” files.
The folder(s) should be on your fastest hard disk and you should make sure
you have plenty of room available on that hard disk (or partition). Putting the
“temp” files on a separate drive (that is, not the same drive as your regular
files) will speed up file operations considerably.
2. Select “Folders…” from the Options menu.
This opens the Folders dialog, where you can edit how various WaveLab folders are han-
dled (see “Folder editing” on page 731).
3. Click on the plus sign beside the “Temporary folders” item (this is located
in the “Work folders” category).
Three possible folders can be specified for temp files.
4. Selecting one of the Temporary Folder items will show the current loca-
tion where the temp files will be created in the Folder field to the right.
5. Either type in the path to the directory or you can browse the drives to
locate and select the folder via a standard Windows file dialog.
Click OK to select a folder and exit the file dialog.