Basically, what I did was back up my project files on an external hard drive, and when I put copies of them onto a new hard drive, they still work just fine. This happened to me about a year ago when one of the internal hard drives in my music machine failed. For me, it was the hard drive itself that was a dud! Usually you'd think that hard drives, whether internal or external, would last longer than just one year! -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Naomi Scott Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 5:44 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: will restoring my system to a date from months ago end up deleting my sonar projects-in-progress? yes I have a portable hard drive. iv never used it before but this will be a good time to use it I suppose. I will be more familiar with the process once I read the instructions, so maybe that will answer this question. but when I back it up... am I correct to assume that by virtue of backing up the entire sonar software program which contains my project files, that that is all I have to do to make sure the project files are useable once I reinstall it on my fixed DAW? I don't have to do anything additional to make sure that when I reopen the projects in reinstalled sonar, that they will be functional and I can continue recording where I left off? it is not like it will finalize the files and make them unrecordable rite? im just checking. thanks, Naomi On 11/9/14, Tommy <tommy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Do you have a porable hard? Back it up to that. > > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! > To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > unsubscribe > For other list commands such as vacation mode, > click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or > send a message, to > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > faq > > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8536 - Release Date: 11/08/14 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8536 - Release Date: 11/08/14 PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq