workflow with desktop and laptop

	Re: workflow with desktop and laptop by Frank Marsilio on Nov 4, 2009 at 5:42:45 pm Hello Bob, The best option to accomplish what you are trying to do would be to use the Network version of Sonicfire Pro 5. This version allows Sonicfire Pro to store and access all the files that it needs for your library from a location other than the local hard drive, for example an external drive or a network location. Each time you mount the hard drive and run Sonicfire Pro 5 Network, it will sync all of the files behind the scenes for you on both computers. You can manually copy the files from the Encoding folder and Library folder in the SmartSound directory onto the other machine, but copying and overwriting files manually always has the potential to cause problems. Regards, Frank -- Frank Marsilio Technical Support SmartSound Software support@smartsound.com http://www.smartsound.com/support/ Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Replacing System Drive & RAID by Frank Marsilio on Nov 6, 2009 at 7:23:09 pm Hi Bob, The software was not really designed to run off of an external drive like you are doing, however I think the Network version will still help you. Basically the standard version of Sonicfire Pro allows you to store just the sound files in a custom location, but relies on the local copies of the blocking files, library files, and database files to know what you have owned and installed. The network version syncs all of these files and keeps everything up to date. Even though you are running Sonicfire Pro ET from the external drive connected to your laptop, there are still local copies of the files mentioned that are stored on the laptop drive that would need to be synced up. If you had the network version, you could simply copy the entire SmartSound folder onto the external drive. Then when you set the folder path on the laptop to the root SmartSound folder, it will sync up the blocking files, database files, and library files to the local laptop drive. If you have your home computer mapped to the external drive as well, then any changes you make on the laptop will be synced to the external drive and then synced to the home computer when you connect it. Otherwise you would have to manually copy these files from the external drive onto the laptop each time you made any changes, and any changes made on the laptop would need to be copied back to the external drive, then back to the RAID, which seems pretty cumbersome. Currently there is not a specific page dedicated to the network version, but you can call our sales line at 800-454-1900 and they will be happy to help you with any questions you might have. Regarding the migration to the new computer, you should be able to first install Sonicfire Pro 5 on the new machine, then copy the contents of the SmartSound folder from the old machine to the new one, overwriting any existing files, and it should detect everything. If the storage location is different you will need to add the new location in the Folders tab. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Regards, Frank -- Frank Marsilio Technical Support SmartSound Software support@smartsound.com http://www.smartsound.com/support/ Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index