RE: FLASH: WAV file retention....

[John Dowdell]

fwiw, that saving strategy is common across many applications... a "Save"

operation is fast, and appends changes to the file, while a "Save As" takes

a bit longer because you're rewriting the file from top to bottom, ignoring

any chunks which are no longer referenced.


Rephrased, this is a computer-y tidbit which will serve you in good stead

in general: "'Save' appends changes, and 'Save As' fully writes a new

file."


Important sidenote: Please back up your files. Don't keep saving over one

copy. Every hour or so, or whenever you'll embark on a new section, do a

"Save As" to make an archive copy. When you're done for the day, do another

"Save As" to another drive. This keeps your file sizes smaller and helps

protect against the inevitable day when a file gets corrupted or a hard

drive fails. (You *will* lose a hard drive, given enough time on

computers... they're pretty good these days, but please don't think it will

never happen to you!)


jd







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