Migrating tracks to a new project directory

[JD01]

OK, so I've set up a new project off a new template and saved it in the directory.
Then I've opened up the old project and dropped the recorded tracks into place so they're now playing in the new template.

However, all the tracks are still saved in the old project which is supposed to be bound for the archieve.
Anyone know how I automatically copy all of the tracks that are in use from their old location to the location where the project is actually saved?

Cheers,

@Tadpui this one is for you or @vomitHatSteve

[vomitHatSteve]

I'll do periodic "Save as..." and write to the old file name with the "move project files" box checked.

There might be an option somewhere in the preferences menu to automatically move project files on save, but I haven't looked

[JD01]

Cheers - that's the ticket, mate.

[Greg_L]

My settings automatically copy files wherever I save it.

[vomitHatSteve]

My settings automatically copy files wherever I save it.

Every save? Mine only does it on new projects and "save as...", so I sometimes have the issue JD describes where adding tracks to a project from another source (e.g. downloaded from a collaborator) doesn't put them in the same directory

[Greg_L]

Every save? Mine only does it on new projects and "save as...", so I sometimes have the issue JD describes where adding tracks to a project from another source (e.g. downloaded from a collaborator) doesn't put them in the same directory

I don't think I understand what yall are asking.

[vomitHatSteve]

Say you have an existing project
You have a guest lead part or whatever.
You download the guest's wav file, and it lands in you Downloads folder
You open Reaper and load the project
You drag the file from Downloads to Reaper
You click save

Does the file automatically move from Downloads to the project folder?

[Greg_L]

Say you have an existing project
You have a guest lead part or whatever.
You download the guest's wav file, and it lands in you Downloads folder
You open Reaper and load the project
You drag the file from Downloads to Reaper
You click save

Does the file automatically move from Downloads to the project folder?

Yes. I just tested it. I opened an existing project, drug in a random file off my desktop, clicked save. Closed Reaper, reopened that project, and the file I just dragged in was there.

[vomitHatSteve]

Cool. Mine doesn't do that, so it must be a setting somewhere

[Greg_L]

Cool. Mine doesn't do that, so it must be a setting somewhere

Yeah everything in Reaper is "a setting somewhere" and there's always a dozen ways to do the same thing. I'm sure I've just got some box checked in my preferences somewhere that makes auto-saving a default.

[JD01]

I've got this all sorted now. I have some serious cleaning out and clearing up to do.
Multiple versions of projects saved in different locations. I need to get my best versions all saved together really.