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