Hi everyone, is it only me? Does it happen to others?
To be more clear, i have project files all over my computer on different folders, with some dumb names too, some i remember i had but can't even find where they are. Is it normal? What would be a good practice for keeping project files in order?
Is it normal to have project files all over de place?
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- KVRAF
- 2960 posts since 9 Dec, 2011 from falling
I use folders in the main project folder
01-work-in-progress
02-finished
03-sound-design
04-tutorials
05-archive
01-work-in-progress
02-finished
03-sound-design
04-tutorials
05-archive
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- KVRist
- 409 posts since 19 Feb, 2022
All important projects and files in the recycle bin for safe keeping.
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- KVRAF
- 4182 posts since 10 Oct, 2002 from Nashville, TN USA
I learned the hard way after having my physical hard drives stolen from my house to always use cloud storage for musical projects. I'll never lose anything again, though it's always a pain to reinstall plugins on a new machine.
There are many options, but I chose to use Google Drive. If your projects aren't too numerous, there's some free storage. I pay, because I want a lot of freedom to keep things safely tucked away. I started using a particular file naming convention, which tells me a lot about the state of a file, and once I get even a scratch arrangement done, I render it to both .wav and .mp3 as a means of keeping track of my output in a playlist in Winamp. Works for me and I no longer have clutter because it's all going into one big searchable folder.
There are many options, but I chose to use Google Drive. If your projects aren't too numerous, there's some free storage. I pay, because I want a lot of freedom to keep things safely tucked away. I started using a particular file naming convention, which tells me a lot about the state of a file, and once I get even a scratch arrangement done, I render it to both .wav and .mp3 as a means of keeping track of my output in a playlist in Winamp. Works for me and I no longer have clutter because it's all going into one big searchable folder.
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- KVRAF
- 8698 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
Nope. All recent projects and ones in the pipeline sit in their own folder inside the main Cubase Projects folder & I don't dick around with the format or position. Completed ones either moved to a Completed Projects folder on my separate storage drive or binned. I've buggered around with them in the past and learned the hard way. For many years I just deleted finished ones...I rarely return to old projects anyway and if I ever do, it's the midi that I use, rarely any recorded audio. I figure if I want to redo...then make it a proper redo from ground up.
If I could be arsed sifting through project folders deleting all the audio, I would, but as it is I'm lazy and just click save.
If I could be arsed sifting through project folders deleting all the audio, I would, but as it is I'm lazy and just click save.
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- addled muppet weed
- 111292 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
i just delete all that stuff, gets in the way.
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- KVRAF
- 16817 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
All very organised, a few clicks away...
... and back and forth, ad infinitum
... and back and forth, ad infinitum
We are the KVR collective. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. 
My MusicCalc is served over https!!
My MusicCalc is served over https!!
That looks like your desktop exploded or something. How do you find anything?-
- addled muppet weed
- 111292 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
nuke it from orbit.BertKoor wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:33 pm All very organised, a few clicks away...
... and back and forth, ad infinitum
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- KVRAF
- 16136 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
Is it normal to be organized?
Yes, if you are an organized person.
My desktop has looked like yours many times.
I have finally taught myself to be more organized because in the long run you can save a ton of time and not misplace important files.
It takes a little discipline but is worth the effort.
In the long run you will be glad you did it.
Now, if I could just find my missing socks........
Yes, if you are an organized person.
My desktop has looked like yours many times.
I have finally taught myself to be more organized because in the long run you can save a ton of time and not misplace important files.
It takes a little discipline but is worth the effort.
In the long run you will be glad you did it.
Now, if I could just find my missing socks........
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35448 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
putting them in order.Nakahito wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 2:38 am What would be a good practice for keeping project files in order?
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- 5381 posts since 25 Jan, 2014 from The End of The World as We Knowit
You may find it helpful to have a consistent system for naming your files:
viewtopic.php?p=8613488
The UCS was created because it was normal in the SFX world to have project names all over de place
I have a system similar to UCS but with more sub-categories, eg types of Percussion and Piano
That categorising process took time but I became more familiar with what I have
When I get more than I can quickly remember, I toss the excess
Too much of anything gets in the way
Hence my signature
viewtopic.php?p=8613488
The UCS was created because it was normal in the SFX world to have project names all over de place
I have a system similar to UCS but with more sub-categories, eg types of Percussion and Piano
That categorising process took time but I became more familiar with what I have
When I get more than I can quickly remember, I toss the excess
Too much of anything gets in the way
Hence my signature
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