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Chapter 11: DigiBase 173
Indexing while Browsing
The first time you open a Volume browser for a
volume or folder that has never been indexed,
Pro Tools automatically begins to fill the data-
base for that level of the volume. Files and fold-
ers appear in the browser Items List, along with
metadata in the columns for each item. Index-
ing continues until you either close the browser,
or until that folder is completely indexed.
The next time you open that browser, metadata
for items that have already been indexed is visi-
ble immediately. If the browser or folder was
closed before indexing was complete, or if the
contents of the folder have changed since the
last time it was browsed, Pro Tools automati-
cally updates the database the next time it is
opened. This way, the database is always up to
date for the folder you are browsing. (View the
Task Manager to see current activity.)
Indexing while Browsing saves time because it
only fills the database for items on the level of
the volume that you are currently browsing. For
example, if you are browsing the root level of
the volume, it indexes only the folders and files
on the root level. If you open a folder, Pro Tools
indexes just the items in that folder. As a result,
a database is only indexed for the parts of the
volume that you have browsed. However,
searches are faster and more complete when a
volume is already completely indexed.
Manual Indexing
Manual indexing fills in all missing data, and
updates changed data for selected folders and all
of their sub-folders.
To update the index for a folder and all sub-folders:
1
Select the item in a browser Items List.
2
Choose Update Database for Selected from the
Browser menu.
To update the index for an entire volume:
1
Select the volume to update in the Workspace
browser.
2
Choose Update Database for Selected from the
Browser menu.
Last Indexed Date Display
The Last Indexed column shows the date that
the index for that folder and all of its sub-folders
was updated. Keep in mind that individual sub-
folders may have been updated more recently.
Automatic Updating for Pro Tools Actions
Whenever Pro Tools adds, deletes, or modifies a
file on a volume or in a session, the appropriate
database is immediately updated to reflect the
change.
Changes that are made with Windows Ex-
plorer or the Mac Finder (such as copying or
moving files) are not tracked by Pro Tools
and are only indexed if the necessary folder
is browsed or if a manual index is per-
formed.