Audacity Forum

Im thinking of storing my old Audacity files on Onedrive. Before I go to the trouble of moving them, I would like to check if anyone here has any comments. Is it a good idea? For example, are there problems working on audacity file that are located in the 'sky'?

I recommend saving (exporting) WAV or FLAC files rather than your Audacity project files. Or, save both the project files and a FLAC or WAV "backup".

Here is some information about the Audacity project file structure.

It's probably bad to try to run them from "up there." Always copy the work back down to a local drive for use.

Audacity Project files are a little brittle and if anything happens to system file management, your show may not open when you get it back. That's why a FLAC or WAV is desirable. The whole show is in one file, but not the complicated timeline and layout. That only happens in a Project.

Also make a list in your head how many applications can open a FLAC. WAV was chosen as Audacity default because all three major computer platforms can open them.

Koz

Thanks for the tips. I will keep my project files where they are.