3 title: Backup and Sharing of Sessions
7 An Ardour session is stored in a single folder on your computer's filesystem.
8 This makes <dfn>backup</dfn> very easy — any tool capable of backing up
9 a folder can be used to backup a session. You pick the location of a session
10 when it is created — by default it will be in your default session location,
11 which can be altered via <kbd class="menu">Edit > Preferences > Misc > Session
15 There is one complication: a session may reference media files that are stored
16 outside of the session folder, if the user has opted not to select <kbd
17 class="optoff">Session > Import > Copy to Session</kbd> during
18 import. Backing up a session with embedded files will not create a
19 copy of the session containing those files.
22 The single folder approach also makes sharing a project easy. Simply copy the session
23 folder (onto a storage device, or across a network) and another Ardour user (on any
24 platform) will be able to use it. The limitation regarding embedded files applies to
25 session sharing as well.