360 Systems Short/Cut Editor - Manual (Page 58)

Page 50 Miscellaneous Operations
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If you work in an area with frequent power failures, it is advisable to protect Files in the
Shortcut Editor by powering it from an "Uninterruptable Power Source" or "UPS".
Recovering Hard Disk Space
The Shortcut Editor provides several ways to clear disk space for future use. All
methods involve erasing selected audio Files that are no longer needed. Should more space be
required than can be reclaimed without erasing valuable material, some Files must be
transferred off to DAT tape or another medium for safekeeping.
The Files stored in Shortcut are located within 10 Directories. Select Directories one at a
time, and review the Files located in each. Erase unwanted material one File at a time.
Should you decide that all material within a Directory can be discarded, go to the
Directory level, reconfirm that the right Directory is still selected, and press ERASE . The Editor
will warn you that continuing will permanently remove all Files in that Directory. Press ENTER
to erase the entire Directory, or EXIT to cancel the operation. Erase other Directories as needed
to free additional disk space.
Using Virtual Files To Save Disk Space
Shortcut employs advanced data management techniques to optimize the amount of
audio that can be stored on a hard disk, while preventing disk fragmentation. When a copy of a
File is made, the audio data is not re-written in its entirety to the new File; only portions that
have been changed are stored. It is possible to produce dozens of edited versions of a File,
each slightly different, without using an appreciable amount of disk space. Each references
parts of the original recording.
For this reason, erasing these "copies" will not release much disk space. It is necessary to
erase all the copies and the original recording to release the space. It is important to keep the
copies in the same Directory, and preferably with related names, so they can be erased as a
group. It is inadvisable to Copy a File to another Directory and rename it, because this
will make it impossible to know what root File it is referenced to. Remember that since Files
in different Directories can have the same names, identical copies of a File made to another
Directory really should have the same names; this way, it is relatively easy to erase all of them
when they are no longer needed.
Note that when files are copied between the Internal Drive and the External Drive, the
audio data is reproduced in each one. If you want to transfer multiple copies of a file between
disks, it will use less disk space if you copy only one of them to the opposite drive, then copy
that file within that drive.
Formatting the Hard Drive
For security reasons, information on formatting the internal hard drive is contained on a
separate colored sheet of paper inserted in this manual, so that it can be retained by the facility
manager. If this paper is not in the manual, contact your facility manager.