Audacity Forum

Thanks again for the quick replies! Overwriting files is potentially dangerous, and the current handling works pretty reliably. I'm not saying that it can't be improved (I'm sure that it can), but there's a big risk of breaking things badly. I have heard that refactoring is a good thing, but definit...

Thank you all for your replies. Steve, yes, I am also old enough to still have nightmares of bouncing tape-to-tape. Which leads directly into the common response from you all ... that Audacity has never saved in place. I guess I am having an old man moment, so please excuse me and allow me to conced...

Let me begin by saying that I think the Audacity team, and Audacity as a product, are the best. Thanks folks, your efforts are truly appreciated. I am an old-timer, and can remember the day when you could load a file, edit it, and save the changes back to the file you were editing. A little dangerou...