Specifications
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When you open a session, if Pro Tools determines
that audio files are not located on a Performance
volume, or if it is unable to locate audio files con-
tained in the session, you can locate or copy the
files in order to play back the session. This process
is called relinking.
Transfer Files
Transfer files reside on volumes unsuitable for
playback, such as CD or DVD discs, or network
drives.
To open a session containing Transfer files:
Open the Pro Tools session. If any files are on a
volume unsuitable for playback, Pro Tools
prompts you to do one of the following:
• Click
Yes to open the Copy and Relink
window.
• Click
No to open the session with all
Transfer files offline.
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.
6 Click OK.
Missing Files
A file is missing if it is not found in the same loca-
tion as when the session was last saved.
To open a session with missing files:
1 Open the Pro Tools session. If any files are
missing, Pro Tools posts a Missing Files
warning.
2 Choose one of the following options:
Skip All
Ignores all missing files. Missing files ap-
pear offline in the session.
Manually Find and Relink
Opens the Relink win-
dow, where you can search, compare, verify, and
relink missing files.
Automatically Find and Relink
Searches all Per-
formance volumes for all missing files with match-
ing name, unique file ID, format, and length, and
automatically commits links to missing files where
possible.
3 To exclude any Rendered Elastic Audio files
from the relink process and regenerate them in-
stead, select
Regenerate Missing Rendered
Files Without Searching
.
4 Click OK.
For more information on storage volume
classifications, see “Performance and Trans-
fer Volumes” on page 287.
For more information on relinking Transfer
files, see “Linking and Relinking Files” on
page 313.
Missing files warning when opening a session