Cache issue with Nuendo rendered WAV files

WaveLab
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Normally, in my setup/preferences, WL11 creates .GPK files in the same folder as the .WAV file.

UNLESS I open a file that was exported from N12.

When this file is opened the file ‘Tab’ has a yellow corner

and the .GPK file is created in /appdata/steinberg/etc

Saving the file as new file in WL and reopening ‘fixes’ the issue and the .GPK file is saved in the same folder as the wav as expected - but the /appdata/ .GPK version obviously remains

Win10 - file/folder permissions are all fine. Peak File Behaviour preferences seem correct.

Is there a reason for this or is it some kind of bug ?

2

What is the exact workflow you have? Let’s say you have Nuendo opened and not WaveLab. What do you do next, exactly?

3

these are files that are exported from Nuendo as a final export when the project is finshed, I’m not using WL within Nuendo

to be clear :slight_smile:

Finish project in Nuendo - export as .wav - close Nuendo

Open file in WL11 - this shows yellow corner in tab - and .GPK file is written > /appdata/

if that makes sense ?

I’ll check later but I don’t remember this happening in C11 exports (or C12?)

4

investigating further - selecting the option

iXML chunk = on

during the final export creates the issue.

deselecting this (iXML = off) on export means that the ‘yellow corner’ does not appear on an exported file and the .GPK file is created in the correct folder.

I think WL is using the iXML chunk data to indicate that the file that is being currently edited WITHIN Nuendo and hence dumps the .GPK in the /appdata/cache folder. Strictly speaking this isn’t correct (IMO!)