User`s guide

Chapter 7: File Management and Compatibility 67
chapter 7
File Management and Compatibility
The various Pro Tools systems require that
you keep certain files on specific hard
drives in order for these systems to func-
tion properly. Observe the following file
management rules:
Macintosh
◆ On all Macintosh Pro Tools Systems, the
Pro Tools software should reside on your
Start-up drive (the drive that contains your
System folder and other System-related
files).
◆ On Pro Tools 24 MIX and Pro Tools 24
systems, data files (such as session files,
audio files and fade files) can be located on
any compatible drive connected to the in-
ternal SCSI bus or the external SCSI bus of
your computer, or to a SCSI accelerator
card in your computer.
◆ On Pro Tools III systems, data files (such
as session files, audio files and fade files)
must be located on a compatible drive
which is connected to your Disk I/O SCSI
chain.
◆ On Pro Tools LE systems, data files can be
located on any compatible hard drive con-
nected to your computer’s internal or ex-
ternal SCSI bus.
Windows NT
◆ On all Windows NT Pro Tools Systems,
the Pro Tools software should reside on
your system boot drive (the drive that con-
tains your System files).
◆ On all Windows NT Pro Tools Systems,
data files should be located on a compati-
ble SCSI drive connected to the SCSI bus of
your computer, or to a SCSI accelerator
card in your computer.
Locating Audio Files
(Windows NT Systems Only)
When you open a session, if Pro Tools is
unable to locate audio files contained in
the session, it will post a Find File dialog.
Pro Tools for Windows NT tags each audio
file in a session with a unique identifier
that allows it to distinguish a particular file
even if its name or location have changed.