[font="'times new roman','serif'"]When you back up a sonar project do you copy the cwb and the assets file too

See this answer:
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Apparently, no need to back it up.

David - just want to throw another suggestion out there as well. I personally back up the whole hard drive, or set of hard drives in my case, on a regular basis (weekly).

At least from my experience I never know when I'm going bump into something that will cause an issue to come up with the system. Sometimes it's just something annoying like a dialogue box that pops up when you boot up, and that dialogue box is for something suspicious. Sometimes it's very hard to determine why that annoying thing just started happening, but it didn't happen last week.

When that happens for me (and it does), it's amazingly cool to be able to go to the latest backup and restore everything. Problem solved after pushing a button and letting the backup restore everything.

Hi David,
 
If you're using Bundle (CWB) files, then that's all you need. The bundle contains all files in a project.
 
Personally, I use SONAR's Per-Project File option and save in project in its own dedicated folder. I can then easily backup a project by simply copying its folder to a backup drive. The folder contains all project files.
 
Scott

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+1 I also always use the per-project audio option, and simply copy projects to back them up or transfer them through Gobbler if collaborating, or whatever is desired - super simple, just move the whole folder around.
 
Bob Bone
 

As said, don't use CWB. CWP and per project is the way to go.
 
You should have 3 copies at all times with one copy kept off site in case of fire or theft. I see people on here all the time crying that they lost everything and I have no pity on them .It takes a few seconds to back up your **** and its common sense to back up. So do not be one of those cry babies 
 
CJ

Melodyne seems to put all files in another place like documents folder ,,, The new Melodyne ARA files seem a mystery to me . Does consolidate project command put ARA files in the Project folder? When retrieving a backed up project it seems Melodyne files are to be searched out 

bob - interesting question.  Prior to Melodyne I always felt everything was contained in the folder like Scott Garrigus mentioned above, so I could just copy a folder if I wanted to move or back up a particular folder.  I'll be interested to see the replies on that question.
 
I'll restate my "back up everything" motto.  You've got it all in case something goes awry.

Thanks too all.

Yup - I dunno either, with regard to Melodyne.  I have not yet created anything that used Melodyne, so I have no idea what gets put where.
 
Bob Bone