Retrieving Files from the Avid Attic Folder (Windows)
To retrieve a file from the Avid Attic folder:
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Minimize the Avid application. For information on minimizing, see the
Windows documentation.
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From the desktop, double-click the Avid Attic folder in the following
location:
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drive:\Program Files\Avid\AvidáXpressáPro
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drive:\Program Files\Avid\AvidáXpressáDV
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The Avid Attic folder is usually located in the same folder as the Avid
Projects and the Avid Users folders.
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The Avid Attic folder opens and displays the project folders that
contain a Bins folder.
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Double-click a project folder, and then double-click the Bins folder.
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Double-click the bin folder that contains the bin files you want to
retrieve.
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Select View > Details, if the project folder is not already in the Details
view.
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The project folder displays the file names and their creation dates.
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Ctrl+click the files you want to retrieve.
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Ctrl+drag the selected backup bin files to the desktop or the destination
folder.
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This makes a copy of the files, leaving the original files in the Avid
Attic folder.
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Click the AvidáXpressáPro or AvidáXpressáDV button in the taskbar to
activateáit.
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Click the Project window to activate it, and click Bins to display the
Bins list.
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Select File > Open Bin.
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Select one of the backup bin files you copied to the desktop.
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When you open the backup bin, a link to the backup bin on the desktop
is created in the Other Bins folder.
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The Avid system does not allow a bin and a copy of a bin to be opened at
the same time. You must keep all other versions of the backup bin closed,
and open the backup bins one at a time.
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Create a new bin if you do not plan to overwrite existing files.
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Open the new bin, and open the backup bin in the Other Bins folder.
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Select the material you want to keep from the backup bin, and drag the
files to the new bin.
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Repeat steps 9 through 13 for any other backup bins you copied to
your desktop.
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Select and delete the backup bins in the Other Bins folder.
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Drag the backup bin files on the desktop to the Recycle Bin.
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Once you have moved the objects, modify their creation dates so they are considered newest by the system. The creation date is modified whenever you make a change to an object and then save the bin.
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