Session Template is causing Unlinked files when reopened

[Jeff ONeil]

Hi Folks, I'm using Pt's 2021.7.0 - don't chide me - I use Pt's vor voice work and I keep using what works until it doesn't!

I have a Session template that I've been using for a few years and now when I save the session and then reopen it I'm getting unlinked files. I've searched the settings and can't figure out what has changed.

Appreciate any help in advance..

Jeff

[The Weed]

How are you using the Template, through the Dashboard under the Create Tab or opening the Template and using Save As or Save Copy In?

[originalscottyg]

I personally prefer to use Templates in a different way. I have a session with all of the tracks, busses, routing, etc. inside, but not saved as a template. I create a new, blank session, then Import Session Data any or all of the tracks from the template that I need into my blank session.

[Jeff ONeil]

I have a temple with 4 tracks. The first track has the plugins set up. The other 3 are for outtakes etc.

I saved it as a session template. For new sessions I open the the template.

Last night I deleted a some plist files. When I reopened it this afternoon one of the files is not linked.

Pro tools wanted to install a helper tool today as well...

[Jeff ONeil]

Originally Posted by originalscottyg

I personally prefer to use Templates in a different way. I have a session with all of the tracks, busses, routing, etc. inside, but not saved as a template. I create a new, blank session, then Import Session Data any or all of the tracks from the template that I need into my blank session.

Thats was how I was doing it. Creating a new session and import the plugins that were set up as a group. Can't recall why I had to change from that. I'll give that a try today

Thank you

[Led]

Did you possible save it originally with media that has since been deleted or moved? Could try creating a session with the template, then go into the clip list and select 'all offline files' I think it is, then clear them and resave over the original template..?

[Jeff ONeil]

Originally Posted by Led

Did you possible save it originally with media that has since been deleted or moved? Could try creating a session with the template, then go into the clip list and select 'all offline files' I think it is, then clear them and resave over the original template..?

Led, I stopped using the corrupted Session Template. Now I just open a new session, add the tracks from a saved " set of tracks", then I add the plugins to the main track for recording. So far I've had no files ending up unlinked.

I think that session template was corrupted. Appreciate your time and answers!

Jeff

[Jeff ONeil]

I spoke too soon. Had one file unlinked.... Now I have to figure out how to relink that file...

J

[smurfyou]

It isn't clear if the offline files are coming from your template or they are created in your session and something is going on with disk allocation.

Create a new session from your template and check the clip list to make sure it's empty. Clear any find and show all files including auto-created.

You could also create a new blank session and Import Session Data from your template. But tell it not to import the playlists.

[Jeff ONeil]

Smurfyou, I did that and had a missing link come up again. What occurred to me as well was to check how much space was on the hard drive. I had done a large narration project last winter and there were 40 large video files that I hadn't deleted after the project was finished along with Pro tools session going back to 2019. I moved everything to an external drive this afternoon. Haven't tried using Pro Tools yet but will tomorrow. I haven't seen anything in the posts here that mention this so I'll se how tomorrow goes. I makes sense that the drive was just chock full of previous work...