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January 01, 12 0:05 PM (permalink)

Can I Change the Default Folder?

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I've just taken delivery of a new PC with three hard drives. When I open MC6 and click File\Open, a menu appears with the default folder showing: C:\Cakewalk Projects. However, my projects are stored on another drive. So I have to navigate to the appropriate folder on the F: drive. Is there any way of changing the default folder that appears when I click File\Open?
 
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John 

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    Guitarhacker
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    Re:Can I Change the Default Folder? January 01, 12 8:25 AM (permalink)
    Why not do what I do?  I allow cake to store the new projects and recent ones too in it's default drive location. 

    When I finish a project and don't think I'll need it any time soon.....since I have all the projects in thier own folders with audio, I simply go in once in a while, select all the projects that are ready for storage and cut/paste to the storage folder for that specific year....on my storage drive and mirror that on my external backup as well. 

    If I ever need to work on them later, I simply click: Computer>drive>folder>project and work on it and save it right where it now lives,,,,and life is good. 

    To answer your question..... IDK... but I can look around to see. 

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    Re:Can I Change the Default Folder? January 01, 12 9:59 PM (permalink)
    Thanks for the tip Herb. I might have to adopt your suggestion, unless someone knows how to change the path to the default folder, which would be my preferred option.
     
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    Thanks again Herb.

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    Re:Can I Change the Default Folder? January 02, 12 7:37 AM (permalink)
    I prefer not to store or use the default drive for projects.  that causes sonar to use the C: drive for the program AND for recording/streaming files.  that can cause stuttering and dropout since the same hard drive is being accessed for the opertaing system, sonar, and for continuously recording and/or playing wave files from the project.

    all you have to do to change it is go to preferences by pressing "P" on the keyboard and then go to FILE>FOLDER LOCATION and change the PROJECT FILES location to the new drive.  I suggest leaving the CAKEWALK PROJECTS folder in the path.  and I suggest using PER PROJECT FOLDERS so that all of your audio files are kept with that folder.  you can select PER PROJECT FOLDERS in the next screen under AUDIO DATA.

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    Re:Can I Change the Default Folder? January 02, 12 11:31 PM (permalink)
    Thanks for that Beagle. I've seen that menu before, where you can change the location of a number of folders, but it never entered my head. Problem solved. Yes, I've always used per project folders.
     
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