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Using the drop-down menu, you can choose to search by name, or by project format. Once
you’ve chosen a criteria, begin typing into the search field, and the Project Manager will
immediately and dynamically begin to be filtered by your search text.
Organizing Projects in Folders
If you’re organizing a lot of projects, you can create folders to put them into.
A folder in the Project Manager
Methods of working with project folders:
To create a folder: Click the New Folder button, then enter a name into the Create New
Folder dialog and click Create.
To delete a folder: Right-click a folder, choose Delete, and click Yes when prompted.
All projects inside a deleted folder will be deleted as well.
To rename a folder: Right-click a folder, choose Rename, then enter a new name and
click OK.
To open a folder: Double-click a folder to open it and view its contents. At the upper left-
hand corner of the Project Manager, a folder path view shows you which folder is open,
as well as where you are within a nested series of folders if that’s what you’ve set up.
To exit a folder: Use the path control at the bottom left of the Project Manager.
To move a project into a folder: Drag the project onto a folder icon, and drop it to place
it inside the folder.
To move a project out of a folder: Open a folder, select one or more projects you
want to move, then right-click the selection and choose Cut from the contextual menu.
Then, navigate to the next place in the Project manager where you want to place the
cut projects, right-click the background of the Project Manager, and choose Paste. The
projects should appear in the new location.
Managing Databases with
the Databases Sidebar
Unlike other applications which save self-contained project files to user-specified locations
wherever you like in your file system, DaVinci Resolve takes a more centrally organized
approach to project management, using databases. By default, DaVinci Resolve uses a disk
database to keep track of every project you create. The Database sidebar lets you manage the
projects found within this database, which are saved to a specific directory on your system
(particular to that database). The default location of this disk database depends on the
operating system you use.
Chapter – 2 Managing Projects and Databases 101