Re: [Avid-L2] How to exclude a drive in Avid

I always just add the project name to the end of the Avid Media Files folder when I want to keep it separate. This disables the folder from further writing.

On Jun 8, 2012, at 2:51 PM, Roger wrote:

> Not that it helps, but I've had this lodged as a feature request for years - the ability to select any drive or Unity workspace in Media Creation and lock it out for media. Most be doable . . .
>
> On 7 Jun 2012, at 17:03, Bruce Tovsky wrote:
>
> > i think you might need the init caps and correct spacing in "Avid MediaFiles" for it to work. this solved the issue for me nicely, as i need several external drives during most sessions. wish avid had a built-in way to exclude drives...
> > b
> >
> > On Jun 7, 2012, at 11:54 AM, bouke wrote:
> >
> >> The easiest way is to create a text document (or any file) and rename it to
> >> "avidMediaFiles"
> >> Avid then can no longer access the drive.
> >> (but then again, nobody can...)
> >> My trick is to use Iscsi, and just unmount the unwanted drives..
> >>
> >> Bouke
> >>
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> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Tina Hedegaard" <hedegaardforum@me.com>
> >> To: "Avid Lounge" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:48 PM
> >> Subject: [Avid-L2] How to exclude a drive in Avid
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>> I work in a postproduction facility, we have AVID, but we don't have an
> >>>> unity. We have a server, which works as a SAN-server, and then we have
> >>>> sharepoints with Avid MediaFiles.
> >>>> We dedicate the sharepoints to each project.
> >>>>
> >>>> In Avid we type in AllDrives to be able to see our sharepoints.
> >>>> My question is:
> >>>> Do any of you know a command to the console in which I can exclude some
> >>>> drives?
> >>>>
> >>>> Sometimes people forget to set their mediacreation and then it's kind of
> >>>> mess where the files are.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>>
> >>>> /Best
> >>>> Tina Hedegaard
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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> With best wishes,
> Roger Shufflebottom
> +44 7973 543 660
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