Dual HD's - Can I back up PT files to System Drive?

[OneMadSon]

I've got 2 hard drives in my G4. The system and protools is on one. I record sound files to the other. I've got plenty of space on the system drive. Can I back up/copy files to the system drive without affecting performance?

Thanks

[RickFranz]

Yes

[Hiltronex Sound]

OneMadSon:
I've often backed up sessions on my system
drive (as storage), and have never had a problem!
However, it is recommended that you NOT actually RUN the session from the system drive; you should
retransfer it back to the other drive to continue
working the other drive, at a future date.
I often backup sessions to the system disc when I'm unsure whether
a client is truly "finished" and I want to access
the files quickly; rather than committing to burning a Data-CD right away; then having to reload the CD.
Incidentally, Toast has a great utility "Compare"
program that checks whether your transfer between drives matches absolutely.
I also have run the session on the system drive
inadvertantly at times and had no problems.
Opinions may vary on this topic - - O'll be interested in seeing what others say . . .
Hope this helps.
J Hilton

[where02190]

Our G-4 came stock with an 80gb system drive, that is partitioned 20gb and 60gb. The 20gb partition is for applications and OS, the 60gb for back-up.

Hope this is helpful.

[Muzza]

Just a word of warning.
You can back up all your sessions/files/stuff to another drive.
**just DO NOT run the session from the backed up location if things go wrong with the original session**

If you do any recordings, the files will be stored on the _original_ drive as specified in the track/disk allocation setup in PT.

This means that the new material you create will not be referenced by the session in the original folder.

**So, if you do back up to another drive (on-line backup); make sure you RESTORE the session to the original location before you use it.**