Adam Salomon

Thanks. That helps a ton. So I run 48,000 kHtz and 64 bit for 5 hours. Should be around 6 GB. I have 150 GB available. I should be good. Thanks 

So when I have a jam session and record like 16 tracks of audio for about 5 hours, do you think 1.5 TB will be enough to temparily store it until it's finished and I can move it to the cloud  or an external HD?

5 minutes ago, scook said:

If there is only one internal drive that is as good as it gets. If the projects are small, using an external drive for recording may work.

I do have a 2 TB internal C drive with 60% available on it. So it'll work for temporary storage. 

So how do I make the external hard drive the default location to save my projects?  Is that the Global folder location?

So when I record a new project, it's going to my C drive.  So then after it is done, I will move the .cwp file and the audio file, that are in the same folder, to the cloud or an external Hard Drive.  Does this sound like a good plan?

3 hours ago, scook said:

The defaults are shown in the help I linked above.

8 hours ago, scook said:

Not sure if I would go to the trouble of re-installing especially if the DAW is working. Per-project audio folders will go a long way in keeping projects and related data together. May want to review the folder locations and audio data settings in preferences.

I found the files that were on the link.  I deleted some of them off of the C drive, but then just made new folders and duplicated them.  I just did a playback and audio recording test.  Everything is working now, Thank God.  I uninstalled all Cakewalk related software and reinstalled it, but that did not fix the folder location.  So I guess DO Not delete anything from the C drive, eh?  That's Bad.  Don't know if I can recover all I deleted but I've learned quite a lesson.  The most important files I'm able to access so that's good.

This is what my folder locations look like.  A complete mess!  Help!!  

Ok. It looks like I've deleted the Cakewalk Projects folder from my C drive to save space. So right now I'm in the recycle bin and restoring everything I deleted. But the folder may be permanently gone since the recycle bin is too small.  I've got many duplicate project files on three HDs. So I think now I should delete Cakewalk and reinstall the program to start fresh with all the default settings. I when into settings and changed some other stuff too. So I think that method will be the easiest. Do you concur?

Ok. It looks like I've deleted the Cakewalk Projects folder from my C drive to save space. So right now I'm in the recycle bin and restoring everything I deleted. But the folder may be permanently gone since the recycle bin is too small.  I've got many duplicate project files on three HDs. So I think now I should delete Cakewalk and reinstall the program to start fresh with all the default settings. I went into settings and changed some other stuff too. So I think that method will be the easiest. Do you concur?

I've got all my projects saved as .cwp  type files. I thought that would include the audio folder. But now thanks to your guys help I know I have to re-save each project in its own folder with an audio subfolder and the .cwp folder. I think I got it now. Cool!

Ok. I have switched the Global folder in the past. But to only two other hard drives. So if I open a file and the audio is missing, can I just change the Global folder to one of the other two drives and it'll find the audio?

Ok. Thanks. Right now I'm clearing space on my C drive because it's almost full. Moving all my recordings to a External  5 TB hard drive. I'm making sure to include the audio files. Now I realize that's crucial. Then I'll open every project that is not saved in a "per project" folder and save those projects in their own folder making sure the audio folder is along for the ride. Do you think that'll solve my problem?

So I should search in the "Everything" program for     *.cwp   files?   Or should I search for  *.wav   files?

No. I'm using Windows 8.1. 

My 18 year old son had to show me how to use the snipping tool in windows 8 to post this screenshot. LOL

Now I get that.  What do I do?  I'll wait for a response from one of you geniuses. 

Ok  This what I get when I try to search my drives for my missing audio files.....Now What?

I immediately clicked "No" but I still can't recover my files.

For anyone else who has an interest in this thread.  I ended up buying  Microsoft One Drive 365.  Main reason, when i upload my Cakewalk .cwp folders, then reopen them,  I have no problem accessing them.  They come up right away in Cakewalk software.  With Google Drive, each  individual track came up and if I lost my hard drive, I would have to upload each track separately for every song file I have.  I have like 8 TB of recordings.  That would take a year.  Thanks for all the advice dudes!  Much Appreciated! 

Got it. So I'm gonna open all the files that are not in their own per project folders and re-save them as per project folders. Thank you guys. I've been needing the answer to this question since I first upgraded my computer like 10 years ago when I was using Sonar 6XL. 

But is there a way to get the audio files that lost and "replaced with silence?

  I've opened a few and I think they're permanently lost.

I have like probably Fifteen 6 hour jams with my college buddies. All audio.  Saving them as per project folders. Is there a way I can make this the default in the preferences screen?

I ended up buying the 1TB option of Microsoft One Cloud. That should be enough to hold all my recordings. If not I'll upgrade to the 6TB Business account. 

For anyone else who has an interest in this thread.  I ended up buying  Microsoft One Drive 365.  Main reason, when i upload my Cakewalk .cwp folders, then reopen them,  I have no problem accessing them.  They come up right away in Cakewalk software.  With Google Drive, each  individual track came up and if I lost my hard drive, I would have to upload each track separately for every song file I have.  I have like 8 TB of recordings.  That would take a year.  Thanks for all the advice dudes!  Much Appreciated! 

Thank you for all the advice and option gentleman. Much appreciated. I should be able to save it to the cloud now.