Project Preferences
From Audacity Manual
When saving a project that depends on other audio files
This option allows you to choose what happens if you are reading directly from an uncompressed file and then attempt to save an Audacity project.
- Always copy all audio into project: Any dependency on external audio files will be automatically removed as the external files will be copied into the Audacity project. As soon as the project is saved, you can safely move, rename or delete any audio files that were opened or imported.
- Do not copy any audio: The project will be saved automatically but will depend on any opened or imported files remaining accessible and having the same name and location as before.
- Ask User: Whenever you attempt to save a project that depends on other audio files, you will be offered the option to copy the dependent audio files into the project, or not.
You can check at any time if your work depends on other files, and copy the files in if you need to, by clicking
Auto save
Saves the current state of your work automatically on a time interval basis. This enables audio to be automatically recovered when you restart Audacity after a crash or power failure.
- Auto save a copy... Turns auto save on or off.
- Auto save interval: Reduce the interval to make saving more frequent. This will reduce the amount of audio lost if there is a crash between save points.
