What's stored with PT preferences?
 

Any docs on this subject?

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

It's pretty much everything you expect. I don't know if there are any docs... but just about everything that gets saved for the next session. I/O, track colours, window arrangements, peripherals, setup preferences, etc...

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

I was hoping that there could be a list somewhere. The reason being that I have to trash the prefs often to keep the D-Command working properly, and there's always something I've forgotten to set up the way I want before I make a backup of the prefs.

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

Donno if that helps you, but in addition to the Prefs & Database helper.app I take screenshots from time to time.

I/O-Setup (Busses, Output, Input)
The 4 Peripheral-tabs
PT-Pref-tabs (7 pages/tabs)

What's definetely stored, too are the user buttons of D-command and the ConsolePrefs/Operations and some more stuff.
For those, I'm using my camera;)

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

Same here - a bit old-fashioned, but it gets the job done.....

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

You could get your prefs set up as you like them to be, then copy the folder to a safe location.

Next time you have to trash the prefs, replace the new prefs folder with a copy of your back-up.

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

Yep, this is what I do. Only difference is that I use a couple of AppleScripts to backup and restore the prefs to automate these procedures. Of course this is still no real answer to the OP's question.
I do not think that there is a list so you gotta find out yourself. Make changes of your settings and after each change check for modification dates of the following files:

Pro Tools v8.0 Preferences
DigiSetup.OSX
com.digidesign.ProToolsHD.plist


Oliver

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

Thanks for the tips. I'll ponder on this a bit. :-)

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

The ProTools Preferences file is only change when you quit ProTools. The process seems to be:
1- Delete the old file
2- create a brand new file

And some prefs are also saved with the session file and will overwrite your own pref when you open it.

JC

Re: What's stored with PT preferences?
 

THANK YOU! I've had a feeling about this, but since I never tested this meticulously I didn't know.