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2.9 Restoring the Factory Presets and MIDI Links 23
The second backup method will enable you to archive the entire material present in the browser.
The content of the browser, including presets, MIDI maps and folders is saved into a database file.
This second backup method simply consists in archiving this file. The database file location is
different whether you are working on a Mac OS or Windows system.
• On Windows systems: C:\Documents and Settings\[User]\Application Data\Applied Acoustics
Systems\String Studio 1.0.
• On Mac OS systems: [System Drive]:Users:[User]:Library:Application Support:Applied
Acoustics Systems:String Studio 1.0.
The name of the database file is StringStudio.tdb. In order to archive your database, just copy
this file to your usual backup location or medium. In order to restore a database, replace the
version of the StringStudio.tdb file with a previously archived one. It is also possible to synchronize
different systems by copying this file on different computers where String Studio VS is installed.
2.9 Restoring the Factory Presets and MIDI Links
If necessary, it is possible to restore the original factory library and program list by using the
Restore Factory Library from the File menu. This operation makes a backup of your current
database file in the preset database folder as explained in Section 2.8 and creates a new preset
database containing only the factory presets and MIDI maps. The next time you open String Studio
VS, both the browser and the program list will be in exactly the same state as when you first installed
the application.
Note that restoring the factory library should be done with caution as you will loose all the
work you might have saved into the library and that this operation can not be undone easily. If you
wish to recuperate a certain number of presets and MIDI maps after restoring the factory library,
we recommend that you first export all the material you wish to keep using the Export command
as explained in Section 2.7. After re-installation of the factory library, you will easily be able to
re-import this material using the Import command.
If you forgot to export material before restoring the factory library or if you wish to bring
back the preset library to its state before restoring the factory library, it is still possible to recover
material from the backup file of the preset database which was created automatically when restoring
the factory library as explained in Section 2.8. This method should be considered as a last resort,
however, as recovering material from this backup file will remove the factory library which you
have just installed and force you to redo the operation. Using the Export command before restoring
the factory library is much simpler.
Note that the restore of the factory library is actually performed the next time you re-open the
application. It is still possible to cancel this operation before exiting the application by using the
Cancel Library Restore command from the File menu.