From Where Are Projects Recovered?

[mlnease]

Hello,

I've been using Audacity (in Ubuntu) for years--love it. Got most of it figured out, with a little help.

I make a three-hour streaming audio recording once a week, most of which I subsequently edit out. I notice that, each time I open Audacity, I have the option of recovering unsaved files. My question is, where are these recoverable files stored (in Ubuntu 8.04)? Can't find them in tmp files; I don't have a lot of memory and want to make sure they aren't accumulating unseen.

Thanks,

mike

[steve]

If the project has not been saved, Audacity puts the data and temporary files in the default temporary file directory.

I think that the Ubuntu build of Audacity puts the temporary files in:
/home/user name/.audacity/

You can check by opening Audacity and looking in:
Edit menu > Preferences > Directories

(you can also change the default location).

After a project has been saved, the temporary files are put in the project data folder.

[mlnease]

If the project has not been saved, Audacity puts the data and temporary files in the default temporary file directory.

I think that the Ubuntu build of Audacity puts the temporary files in:
/home/user name/.audacity/

You can check by opening Audacity and looking in:
Edit menu > Preferences > Directories

(you can also change the default location).

After a project has been saved, the temporary files are put in the project data folder.

Steve, thanks a million--that is correct. I did find several hundred MBs of unnecessary data there. Much appreciated.

mike