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Fade Files Folder
The Fade Files folder contains any crossfaded
audio data generated by the session.
Rendered Files Folder
The Rendered Files folder contains any tempo-
rary files created by Rendered Elastic Audio
processing in the session. It may also contain
temporary filtered analysis files (.aan) as a result
of any changes to Elastic Audio analysis.
Region Groups Folder
The Region Groups folder is the default direc-
tory for any region groups that you export from
your Pro Tools session.
WaveCache File
The WaveCache.wfm file stores all of the wave-
form display data for the session. If you delete
the WaveCache.wfm file, Pro Tools creates a
new one the next time you open the session.
By storing waveform data in the WaveCache
file, sessions open more quickly. The session
WaveCache file can be included whenever a ses-
sion is transferred to another Pro Tools system
(7.x and higher).
Pro Tools also maintains a distinct WaveCache
file inside the Databases folder, which retains
waveform data for all files used on the system.
Deleting or trashing a WaveCache file does not
harm the session or your system. However, the
session will take longer to open because it has to
recalculate waveform data for any associated
audio files and store that data in a new Wave-
Cache file.
Session File Backups Folder
The Session File Backups folder contains auto-
matically-generated backups of your Pro Tools
sessions. These files are created when working
on a session and the Operations preference for
Enable Session File Auto Backup is enabled. (See
“Enable Session File Auto Backup” on page 121.)
Renamed Audio Files Folder
This folder includes file names that have been
renamed when you open a session that contains
audio file names with incompatible characters,
or, in certain situations, save a copy of a session
to a Pro Tools version that does not support
long file names.
Opening a Session
When you open a session, Pro Tools looks in the
session folder for audio and fade files linked to
the session.
To open an existing session:
1 Choose File > Open Session.
2 Locate the session you want to open and click
Open.
For more information, see “Renamed Audio
Files and the Renamed Audio Files Folder” on
page 379.
For more information on opening sessions
created on different platforms, Pro Tools
systems, or versions of Pro Tools software,
see Chapter 18, “File and Session Manage-
ment and Compatibility.”
You can also open a session from a DigiBase
browser by double-clicking it.