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14 Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR
This chapter provides deeper knowledge about some of TRAKTOR’s features.
14.1 TRAKTOR Profiles
14.1.1 The TRAKTOR Root folder
TRAKTOR stores all information required to create a personalized TRAKTOR Profile in one
folder, called the Root folder.
The default path of the Root folder is:
► Windows: My Documents\Native Instruments\Traktor
► Mac OS X: Users/~/Native Instruments/Traktor
You can change the path in Preferences > File Management > Directories.
It contains the following file types
▪ *.nml = all Playlists have this extension as do the Collection, the History Playlists, and
user-created Playlists
▪ *.tsi = extension for all settings (keyboard, MIDI, Preferences settings, Layouts)
▪ *.log = extension of the log-files that get created when opening TRAKTOR
You can make a copy of the Root folder for several purposes:
▪ For making a backup of this folder, which backs up the entire profile including the col
lection, your current Settings, MIDI mappings and Hotkeys.
▪ For playing on a host computer running TRAKTOR, by storing your entire workspace
onto a portable hard drive. Pointing from a host computer to your personal Root fully
reproduces your workspace on the host computer. Note that you have to store your mu
sic on that portable hard drive as well.
▪ For transferring your workspace onto another computer running TRAKTOR.
▪ For creating distinct User Profiles with separated Collections on the same computer.
TRAKTOR can be told to switch to another Root folder, which results in switching the Pro
file of TRAKTOR.
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