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Chapter 1 Using Logic 69

Automatic Backup Files

When you save a song, Logic will first make a safety copy of the previous file. You can

switch off this function in the Global preferences (Preferences > Global), and also set the

number of backup files that will be made—up to 100.

This function allows you to store up to 100 earlier versions of your song, thereby

retaining a complete record of your song’s development.

Backup files are saved in a backup folder within the Project folder, and are named after

the song/project, but feature the “.bak” file name extension. The backup files

themselves are also named after the song, but are sequentially numbered. As an

example: if the song is called “My Song”, the backup folder will be “My Song.bak”, and

the backup files within the folder will be called “My Song00”, “My Song01”, and so on.

Note: If you want to know what the latest version is, take a look at the contents of the

Project > Backup folder in the Finder, making sure you sort the contents of the window

by date (select “By Date” in the Finder’s View menu with the backup folder open, and

selected). The Finder cannot distinguish between files if they were saved during the

same minute.

Reverting to the Saved Version

Any time you make a mistake, you can undo it by selecting Edit > Undo (Command Z).

If you have made some really serious blunders (as unlikely as that may be), or you

decide that in the 15 minutes since you last saved, your creative efforts have resulted in

material too unpleasant to describe here politely, you may find the File > Revert to Saved

function very helpful. This replaces the current song with the previously saved version.

Closing and Quitting

Closing a Song

File > Close (Command-Option-W) closes the currently active song. If you have made

any changes since the last save operation, Logic will ask you if the song should be re-

saved before closing, to preserve any changes you have made.

Close Window or Song

If you have more than one window open in a song, the Close Window or Song key

command will only close the uppermost window, not the whole song. The song will

only be properly closed when all windows are closed. The default key command for this

is Command-W.

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