Does having many disabled tracks in a template slow down cubase

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Hi guys,
One of the features I love in Cubase is the ability to add disabled tracks to a template. I usually work with a very large template where all tracks are organized into folders and disabled by default. My intuition tells me that disabled tracks do not load into RAM or use CPU, but Cubase still needs to store the information that those tracks exist. I assume this should not slow down the project significantly since that data is small.
I prefer this method instead of using track presets and/or track archives because I like keeping commonly used tracks in the project so I can quickly activate them when needed. So, when they are disable, does Cubase handle them efficiently? Does having hundreds of disabled tracks impact performance in any way? Do you think guys this is a good workflow, or should I reconsider how I manage my templates as It might slow them down as I am adding more and more desactivated tracks?

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Hello
It all depends on the amount of RAM you have
because yes Cubase manages very large templates very well
and the processor is not overloaded but this still has an impact on the RAM

Here is the task manager with my template ready but without track

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Here is the task manager with my template with thousands of tracks

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the only difficulty concerns the stacking of files which take up too much space so I created a huge number of visibility PLEs to keep only the important files of instrument families

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Thanks for sharing, that gives me a much clearer idea of what to expect. Honestly, I still have a long way to go before reaching 6000 tracks ahaha, but at least now I have a good reference for what to anticipate.

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Just a little clarification
You must remember to make a backup of everything you create
because in case of a problem it would be a shame to lose a large configuration that can take a lot of time
So remember to save your Template, your macros, your PLEs, your LEs, your Tracks in Track archives, your Groups, your VCAs, etc.
Especially if you are making big changes

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Thanks alot for the advice. I completely agree with it.