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MediaBay and Media Rack
You can manage media files on your computer as well as presets from multiple sources from within the MediaBay or the Media rack.
Working with Volume Databases
Cubase saves all media file information that is used in the MediaBay, such as paths and attributes, in a local database file on your computer. However, in some cases, it might be necessary to browse and manage this kind of metadata on an external volume.
Creating Volume Databases

Creating Volume Databases

Procedure

In the File Browser section, right-click the external storage medium, drive, or partition of your computer system for which you want to create a database, and select Create Volume Database.

Important
You must select the topmost directory level for this. You cannot create a database file for a lower-level folder.

Note
If you create a volume database on a network drive, multiple users can access it. However, this can lead to write conflicts as only one user can write to the database at a time.

Result

The file information for this drive is written into a new database file. Volume databases are indicated by the symbol to the left of the drive name.

Note

If the drive contains a large amount of data, this process may take some time.

Volume databases are automatically mounted when Cubase is launched. They are shown in the File Browser section and their data can be viewed and edited in the Results list.