Backup Your Data - MIXVIBES CROSS DJ User Manual

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Backup
your Data
It is good practice to back up the data files CROSS DJ creates, as well as your audio
tracks of course. In case of a hard drive failure a backup will help you to get your
croSS DJ setup back to a running state very quickly.
To create a backup of the data files of CROSS DJ make sure to include the two
following folders:
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Collection Folder The collection folder is the folder where the collection files
reside that you create with CROSS DJ. The collection files use the extension .db
and can be found in the following location:
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OSX /users/[username]/music/cross DJ
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Windows XP c:\Document and Settings\[username]\music\cross DJ
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Windows 7 c:\users\[username]\music\cross DJ
•
The collection file contains information about your tracks, their location and the
tags of your media files.
•
Peak Folder In the default configuration the Peak folder resides below the
collection folder. as long as you haven't changed the peak files location on the
Preferences/General dialog, it is sufficient to save the content of the Collection
folder and all its subfolders.
In the case that you have changed the location of the Peak files you should
check its current location on the Preferences/General dialog and make sure,
that this folder is included in your backup scenario as well.
The peak files contain information that CROSS DJ gathers during the track
analysis and all playback information that you create. these are: the peaks/
transients of the track, the tempo (Bpm), the locators, cue point, the track gain
and information about any loops you have set.
In the worst case of a hard drive failure you want to ensure that the audio files of
the tracks that you imported into the collection are restored to your original loca-
tion.
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