where are Project settings saved? (& related revision strategies)

[Paul Dougherty]

Hi,

I have some questions that relate at least tangentially two issues that came up in Jen‘s review.

One is related to speed. Using the Mac version of Fixity I created a project that involves three folders or directories that took too long to run in practical way. So it seemed like a good idea to create two or three projects (instead of one) so each scan wouldn’t take as long. So maybe the obvious first question is this… It took about five days to run the scan to derive checksums for the three folders,  can any of this be salvaged? Or is it a bust and best to start over with two or three less ambitious sized projects? What I’m wondering is if some of the time and effort can be salvaged by calling up the project and simply deleting one of the target folders? (making is effectively small/faster)

This idea begs another question, it might be obvious but it’s not clear to me where the project (specifically settings) are saved? By this I don’t mean the data that results from the scan, but rather the more simple instructions and preferences one creates at the beginning of the project. Put at its simplest, how would I move a project from one Mac to another? I have other questions, But they would hinge on this answer.

Thanks,

Paul

[Paul Dougherty]

Since the part of my question about where project files get saved is so basic, I should’ve first gone to see if this question came up earlier. I see that Pamela answered the question In the “External Volumes” thread…

“2. The projects are saved in Fixity's package content (right click on Fixity icon, select "Show Package Contents"). However, it is not recommended to move these files as this could prevent the application from working properly.”

I did a “show contents” review and I don’t see anything that looks like my project file (names), so still not clear. Thanks in advance for any help

Best,

Paul

[Chris Lacinak]

Hello Paul,

Thanks for your email and questions.

Regarding how you would move a project from one Mac to another, you would:

1. Copy the project's most recent .tsv file from the history directory to the Mac that you want to move the project to.

2. Open Fixity on the Mac that you are moving to.

3. Under the Preferences menu select import.

4. Navigate to and select the .tsv file that you want to work with and the settings will transfer over.

A couple of things to keep in mind. First, when changing computers the file paths may change. If you need to update the file path on the new Mac then you can update the file path in the Directories section and Fixity will prompt you, asking if you want to change the file path for the target directory. Second, Preferences such as Turn Debugging On/Off, Email Settings, and Reports Location are Fixity Application settings and live with the instance of the application instead of the project. You will need to set those up again on the new Fixity instance.

Regarding the question about speed and altering target directories, I would say that speed will primarily be impacted by the bandwidth of the path between the computer that Fixity is being run on and the target directories. First and foremost, do whatever you can to make the pipe as big and fast as possible between them. For instance, use a wired connection instead of wireless if you're accessing a network drive/directory. If this is already the case then creating multiple projects that tackle smaller quantities of data and can be scheduled at different periods is a smart strategy to use. If you have multiple directories specified in a project, you can open that project up, remove directories and save the project to maintain a smaller number of directories. In this scenario, the file paths are not changing. You are simply removing some from the project. However, if the file paths have to change altogether then you are better starting from scratch. For instance, if you originally selected a parent directory, and you now want to select sub-directories instead then the best approach is to begin back at the beginning.

I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have additional questions.

Best!

Chris

Chris Lacinak   New York | Wisconsin | Florida | Wyoming     917-475-9630 https://weareavp.com

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[Paul Dougherty]

Thanks so much Chris for this thorough answer(s)

Best,

Paul