"Back up project" greyed in Cubase 14 in a new project

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Hello,

With Cubase 13, I could start a new project by choosing “create empty” with “prompt from project location” and always the same directory for creating a new project.
Then, once the project had been created, when I wanted to save it, I would select “back up project”, create a directory and the .cpr file and audio files would all be copied into this directory.
And from time to time I deleted all the audio files in the “creation directory” to make room.

With Cubase 14, the “back up project” option is greyed out when a new project is created, which breaks my entire workflow.

Any idea for saving me ? :folded_hands:

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Hi,

First you have to Save the project. Then you can Backup it.

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No, because if I save the .cpr file in a folder when I do “back up project”, I can’t choose that same folder.

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What I described in my first message worked perfectly with Cubase 13

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Hi,

Of course, you can’t choose the same folder. That’s the basic feature of the Backup.

But to be able to Backup, you have to Save the project first.

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Thanks Martin for answering but again no , in Cubase 13 !

With cubase 13 , it was possible to “back up project” before saving, thus creating (before any saving) a folder containing the .cpr file and the project’s audio files.
here’s why I’m asking the question here :wink:

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I don’t have 13, but what the OP describes is the case with 12, and isn’t with 14.
I presume what @Martin.Jirsak has said seems the logical way to do things, so the devs have “fixed” it.

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Hello,

Thank you for these answers.

So since they “fixed” the fact that you can “back up project” before saving, it’s no longer possible to save and collect all the audio samples in a single folder (the actual project folder) ?
It is possible to “back up project” but it will be in another folder than the original one (so for the backup)…

I’m really annoyed because what I described in my first post was really important in my workflow :unamused_face:

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I am a tadbit surprised. I use the same workflow as you, yet I am not as unhappy as you are with the new limitation.
I have one folder, where I always start any project that falls in the “let’s see where this is going to take me” category. I then create a project file in that folder.
Once I am convinced that I am going to work a bit more on it I use the Backup functionality, thus creating a new, dedicated folder for the project and all its audio files.

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Thank you Johnny for your reply !

I’m going to try this method and clean up this folder from time to time as I used to do before by deleting the audio files and I’ll do the same with the .cpr file.

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