Change C1Pro7's default location
I've just installed C1Pro7 and it has created a session/catalog folder in C:\Users\Username\Pictures - this appears to be the default location (for a Windows system).
My C: drive is an SSD and I'd like to keep the number of writes to it to a minimum - hence I'd like to move C1Pro7's default folder to an HDD. Does anyone know how to do this?
My C: drive is an SSD and I'd like to keep the number of writes to it to a minimum - hence I'd like to move C1Pro7's default folder to an HDD. Does anyone know how to do this?
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File>New Catalog/New Session>Location = HDD 0 -
Will that make it use 'HDD' as the default for everything from now on (assuming I don't change it again)?
If so, can I delete the existing folder in C:\Users\Username\Pictures ?0 -
It will make the new Location you've chosen the default for New Sessions or Catalogs you create.
The previous Session/Catalog created in the User/Pictures folder can be deleted if you do not intend to use it. This is simply created in installation so the software can open with a base template.0 -
Ok Drew, thanks for the help. 0 -
When I first looked at SSDs I was concerned reading about the number of writes they would support.
However recently some test reviews have pointed out that the latest technology and the way the SSDs are managed by their controllers should mean that a typical usage life is several decades although there may be some loss of capacity along the way. In any case you have no control over how the controlling software uses the disk.
Even if you consider that your use MIGHT be, say, 6 times the 'typical' number of writes that would still give perhaps 8 to 10 years of working if the review calculations and the manufacturer figures are correct. That's a long time in the world of computing.
So I considered this and decided that there was no point in buying an expensive (at the current time) resource and not using it because it might wear out. They will never be high value "antiques". There is no point, in my mind, to not using them and forfeiting the benefit of the speed they offer having paid the asking price.
If it lasts 2 or 4 years that will be all that you will need. Just don't use it for long time archival purposes. Or at least that is my belief. Does anyone have any numbers that make that a stupid decision?
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[quote="SFA" wrote:
When I first looked at SSDs I was concerned reading about the number of writes they would support.
However recently some test reviews have pointed out that the latest technology and the way the SSDs are managed by their controllers should mean that a typical usage life is several decades although there may be some loss of capacity along the way. In any case you have no control over how the controlling software uses the disk.
Yes, I read a group test where they'd bombarded some SSD drives with continuous writes - and all of them passed 600 Terabytes with only a few problems. 600TB is more than 300GB of writes every day for 5 years. Here's the results page if you want to read it - http://techreport.com/review/26058/the- ... er-600tb/2
I think it's still a good idea to move catalog/session files to another drive - just to avoid using up too much free space on the SSD.0 -
[quote="Gromit44" wrote:
I think it's still a good idea to move catalog/session files to another drive - just to avoid using up too much free space on the SSD.
If the catalog/sessions are effectively an Archive I would agree. That's pretty much what I do with my sessions once I feel I won't be accessing them regularly. It's easy enough to copy them back if required although for the occasional activity running of an external USB3 drive seems to be very adequate.
On the other hand leaving them on the SSD likely means that large areas of the disk are unaffected by high read/write volumes.
Working with a single very large catalog may need to be considered differently.
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