[Avid-L2] Re: Limiting "Avid MediaFile" Folder Creation

Yes, Filter System and Launch Drives works -- but that doesn't solve the problem of other non-media drives hanging off the system.

Can you elaborate on the "dummy text file trick" -- and what computing platform it works on?

Thanks

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "kenton.vannatten" <kenton.vannatten@...> wrote:
>
> Filter Out System/Boot drive doesn't work? You can also change read/write privileges on certain drives to gray them out in the Media Creation settings.
>
> I use the dummy text file trick on all other drives that I don't want media stored on. The key is to remove the extension so that it is no longer associated as a file. I believe that if you don't, Avid will still create the Folder.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Roger Shufflebottom <rogshuff@> wrote:
> >
> > It is a long-standing feature request - it should be built-in to the Media
> > Creation setting.
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:04 AM, blafarm <blafarm@> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > On Vista64 I went to the existing "Avid MediaFiles" folder on the C: drive
> > > (boot drive) went into Properties > Security > Edited the Everyone Group >
> > > Deny Full Control. And it worked.
> > >
> > > Then I tried the exact same technique on the existing "Avid MediaFiles"
> > > folder on my non-media D: drive -- and it didn't work. Avid continued to
> > > think it had access -- and it continued to write renderedr files to that
> > > volume.
> > >
> > > Then I created my own "Avid MediaFiles" folder on the D: drive and followed
> > > these instructions:
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-lock-and-password-protect-folder-in-vista/
> > >
> > > or use this...
> > >
> > > http://tinyurl.com/yga3dtp
> > >
> > > And it worked -- Avid could no longer save to that drive.
> > >
> > > Avid had made that suggestion -- but thanks for repeating it.
> > >
> > > Call me stubborn, but I still think this functionality should be built into
> > > the app.
> > >
> > >
> > > With Best Wishes,
> > Roger Shufflebottom
> >
> > roger@
> > 07973 543660
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

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