Specifications

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Choosing When to Relink
Pro Tools lets you relink files while opening a ses-
sion or after a session is already open, as follows:
 Relinking when opening a session ensures that
the session opens with all media playable. Auto-
matic and manual relinking can be performed. See
“Opening a Session with Missing Files” on
page 315.
 Relinking later (after a session is already open)
is the fastest way to open the session, but all miss-
ing items remain offline and unplayable. When
items are needed, go to the Project browser to re-
link offline items. See “Missing Files in an Open
Session” on page 316.
Forcing a Relink
If you cannot relink to the original file, you can
force a relink to another file. See “Force Relinking
Files” on page 320.
Transfer Files
Unlike missing files, Transfer files are files that
have been found but which reside on volumes un-
suitable for playback, such as CD-ROMs or net-
work drives. These volumes appear as Transfer
volumes in the Workspace browser.
Opening a Session with Transfer
Files
If a session finds files on a volume unsuitable for
playback, a dialog appears prompting you to copy
them to a suitable volume.
To copy Transfer files found when opening a
session, do one of the following:
 Click Yes to open the Copy and Relink dialog.
 Click No to open the session with all Transfer
files offline. When opened, the session’s Project
browser indicates Transfer files with a “T” in
their Status column.
Transfer Files in an Open Session
To make Transfer files playable in the current
session:
1 Choose Window > Project.
2 Double click the Audio Files folder to display
all of the audio files.
3 Choose Select Transfer Files from the Browser
menu.
4 Choose Copy and Relink from the Browser
menu.
5 Specify a location for the copied files on a valid
Performance volume and click
OK.
6 Repeat for video files, as necessary.
Copy and Relink
The Copy and Relink command is a file manage-
ment option in the Project browser and in DigiBase
Catalogs.
Copy and Relink provides a convenient way to
copy files and relink the session or Catalog to the
copies rather than to the originals.