Accessing relink window from within Pro Tools

[Rich Breen]

You know, this has been driving me slightly batty for the last year or so (ever since I moved to 11). In the good old days, if files were missing from an open session, you could always get to the relink window by going to the workspace browser and selecting relink offline in the browser’s mini-menu. AFAICT, this is no longer an option. i see no way to get to the relink window without closing and re-opening the session.

The manual says I can select the item to relink in the Workspace Browser and then choose “Relink Offline” from the browser menu, but I don’t see this option anywhere.

Am I just missing something obvious, or has this feature gone missing/broken?

best,
rich

[joachim]

In the workspace browser, when you click on the advanced search button (3 horizontal lines, after clicking/enabling with blue background), do the offline files now show up ?

[Rich Breen]

Originally Posted by joachim

In the workspace browser, when you click on the advanced search button (3 horizontal lines, after clicking/enabling with blue background), do the offline files now show up ?

I think you misunderstand; It's not a matter of the files showing up; I can see them and see that they're offline. I can't find a way to open the relink window without closing and re-opening the session. This is very inconvenient.

best,
rich

[joachim]

Ah, mixed that up with a problem I had, where the offline clip was showing in the session/cliplist, but NOT in the workspace.

A right-click on any audio file in the workspace gives me the option to "relink offline"; subsequently the relink window pops up.

[Rich Breen]

Originally Posted by joachim

...A right-click on any audio file in the workspace gives me the option to "relink offline"; subsequently the relink window pops up.

OK! I see what's going on; For some reason "Control-Click" does not access "right-click" functions ONLY in the session browser window. All of my input devices are set up without a true "right-click" because I switch between left and right hands frequently. I always just use Control-Click to access right-click functions which works in every other app and every other window in ProTools, but for some reason does *not* work in the Session Browser. I don't know what you're supposed to do if you're on a machine that doesn't have an actual right-click (like a trackpad on a Macbook Air).

This seems like it may be a bug, but at least I can now access relink by enabling an unused button to emulate right-click.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

best,
rich