Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide448
Record Safe Mode
Pro Tools provides a Record Safe mode on a per
track basis that prevents tracks from being record-
enabled by accident. Use Record Safe mode to pro-
tect important audio or MIDI data on a track from
being recorded over.
To put an audio, MIDI, or Instrument track in
Record Safe mode:
 Command-click (Mac) or Control-click (Win-
dows) the track’s Record Enable button. The
Record Enable button is grayed out.
Command-click (Mac) or Control-click (Win-
dows) again to take the track out of Record Safe
mode.
To put all audio, MIDI, and Instrument tracks in
Record Safe mode:
 Command-Option-click (Mac) or Control-Alt-
click (Windows) the Record Enable button on
any track.
Command-Option-click (Mac) or Control-Alt-
click (Windows) again to take all tracks out of Re-
cord Safe mode.
To put all currently selected tracks into Record
Safe mode:
 Command-Option-Shift-click (Mac) or Con-
trol-Alt-Shift-click (Windows) the Record En-
able button on any of the selected tracks to
toggle them in and out of Record Safe mode.
Working with Hard Drives for
Recording
Monitoring Drive Space
Pro Tools lets you check how much drive space is
available. The Disk Usage window shows the
available drive space for each drive connected to
your system as text and as a gauge display.
To monitor available space on your drive during a
Pro Tools session:
 Choose Window > Disk Space.
To display available drive space in Text Only view
only:
 From the Disk Usage menu, select Text Only.
Disk Usage window
Disk Usage window, selecting Text Only view