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Optimize Project command directly from the Project Manager window. Simply hover
the mouse over your project in the Project Manager, hold down the Option key, and
right-click. Then select Optimize Project in the menu.
Backup: You can back up databases just like any other file. This provides added
protection should your system drive fail, but a database backup can also be used to
move multiple projects between systems (particularly if you’re using PostgreSQL).
Clicking this button exports the currently selected database, with all enclosed
projects, to a self-contained .resolve.backup file.
Restore: Imports .resolve.backup files to restore a backed up database.
Add Folder: Creates a project folder inside whatever database is currently selected.
Create Access Key: Selecting a database and clicking this button exports an access
key file that you can send to other users to quickly connect their workstation to a
shared Project Server. This process is described in greater detail in the next section.
Using the Project Server Application to
Manage Databases
The DaVinci Resolve Project Server utility is useful for accomplishing all kinds of
administrative tasks.
Creating New PostgreSQL Databases
If necessary, you can create new PostgreSQL databases right within this utility.
To create a new PostgreSQL project database:
1 Click the New Database button in the toolbar.
2 When the New Database window appears, type a name for the new database into the
Name field. Because all projects in a PostgreSQL database are saved internally within
the PostgreSQL database, no other changes are necessary.
3 Click Create, and the new disk database will appear in the Databases list.
Backing Up and Restoring Databases
You can also back up and restore databases without needing to open Resolve. Furthermore,
you can back up databases even if they’re out of date, making it easy to back up databases for
safety before you upgrade them.
To back up a database for safekeeping:
1 Select the database you want to back up in the Databases list.
2 Click the Backup button in the toolbar.
The Backup Database button in the toolbar
3 Choose a location to which to save the backup in the
Backup Database dialog, and click Save.
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