How To Backup Your FL Studio 20 Projects

[@Rctm13]

Man appreciation isn’t the word, you’ve helped me in so many ways. Things that seem tedious aren’t after you break them down. Thank you so much 🙏🏾

[@Windklang705]

short n' sweet - always a pleasure to watch your videos

[@inthemix]

Windklang Thank you 😁

[@roninofthevalley9873]

This really made my day. I did not know you can put everything in your project in one folder. You have no idea how easy you just made my life💯🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@boundlessspirit121]

Thank you so much for this video 🙏🏼 it helps a ton. I just accidentally deleted 56 GB of Data I had and lost all of my vocal samples on all of my unfinished projects from the last 3 years 😅 kind of got smacked in the face by the universe. But now I’m on a fresh start and can go in now knowing how to back up my projects so thank you 🙏🏼 and I believe everything happens for a reason so no time was wasted it’s all part of the journey and we are always growing and getting better every step of the way. It was very stressful letting go of all of that but I have now fully accepted it and I’m ready to recreate these projects even better and start more new chapter with the peace of mind of having back ups 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@djofftheshit]

That sounds like an adaptation for the next horror film. RIP those files

[@miguelsandremusic]

So if I want to have my files organized by project folders I would need to select a folder per project every time I create a new project? I feel that FL Studio needs to improve this. When you use Logic Pro or Ableton, once you save a project, all contents from that folder will be on a dedicated project folder of that project itself automatically. If FL manages to make this automatic, It would be amazing. I love FL but I feel they need a bit of an improvement in file management so it can be a bit more user friendly. I know this video is from 2018, but yet its good info. I love your channel Michael. Keep being amazing!

[@dayswillburn777]

this has been in the back of my mind for a while, but all this time using FL I never took backing my stuff up seriously. That's changin, thx for the info

[@chrism3440]

did you have success? can you save all at once?

[@nik-zp5ph]

Thanks buddy! Helping new producers a lot. 😎 Hope you keep doing this

[@joehill5476]

The amount of times I've loaded up a project that was fine last time I worked on it and for some unbeknownst reason everything is out of time, missing or freaking out.... It has had me soooo mad I've felt like just giving up on my art. You're so correct about walking away and having a moment lol. Learning how to zip up projects and move them around safely has helped me so much, especially since I reformat my OS every year in a bit of computer spring cleaning. Thank you.

[@VIGILANTEmusic]

Thx guys have discoverd you channel few months ago. You have realy good tips. Everyone can learn basic of FL with you. Waiting for more great stuff from you. 😀 Ps. Sorry for my eng im from MNE🙄

[@GeorgeHammondMusic]

Really useful! I accidentally deleted my finished songs so I had to re render them all! Keep up the good work!

[@inthemix]

BlockbuilderG123 oh no that sounds terrible! I'm glad you managed to make it work in the end

[@HuaWei-wq3ty]

Damn

[@madmanterry7095]

I love you in the mix. Your a beautiful individual with altruistic motives. I appreciate you

[@TRUELOVE_4EVER]

Your explanation style is super awesome man

[@tareefsmith9027]

When saving/exporting mixer tracks always, always, always save or back them up as a floating-point (32-bit or 64-bit). This saves your audio at a very high quality and if your audio is clipped, you can simply turn it down and rebalance your mix while preserving all of your transients/dynamics. Please don't forget this!

[@redwavesmusic]

Suuuuper helpful! Especially the first method, but they’re all just as important. Thanks bro 💎🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@froamer5]

love your videos! Been watching ur videos from 2 years❤

[@songsandverses]

Thanks, I was wondering how to go about this. Very clear

[@DJZ1O]

Very useful! Thank you for this video. Backups are always really important.

[@beatsbyekwatoriano3556]

Mike, you were sent from heaven to us.

[@LordKaraOfficial]

wooo almost to 1M!! :D 💕💕💕

[@mainaccount._.]

You the MVP 😎 Thanks for the clarification. I've been trying to figure this out for the longest

[@TheOriginalGabberjaw]

Thanks dood, now I know how to migrate my projects from my old toaster 😂 saved my arse

[@drdebrillos8909]

Helpful dude thank you man, I never knew about the "Split mixer track"........................ Golden Info

[@TonyAndrew]

holy shit I love you. you resolved every single problem I had with organizing my files, tracks, stems and shit

[@agiversion]

U saved me😭😭 My project was got currupted, but somehow it was able to zip😭 And its retrieved now Thanks a lot. #poorEnglish 😅

[@GuyMcRae]

To me, the zipped loop package seems the best way to back up a project. Can someone please explain why you would use the other options?

[@SamoaGospelMusic]

Great information 😊

[@EldenSoulsVids]

this guys got nice facial structure and looks like he could be a villian in some movie

[@Streetwisedj]

Very helpful as always, thanks!!!

[@only1shaolinnjayy]

just made something like this, i was checking to see if mine was creative enough. Holy crap your remix BANGS 💖💖🔥🔥

[@Respectydeekulsh]

I love all your classes

[@quincyeilish9578]

hey guys, i love your content so much...really learn a lot. thank you

[@Vader984]

Thank you so much bud! This video is very helpful.

[@inthemix]

Anis_ Sović No worries, I'm happy to help 😁

[@miguelsandremusic]

Do you recommend to backup MIDI? I'm concerned of not having a plugin another computer, which basically it won't be reproducible with the same sound VST.

[@stephenlama6023]

You should have made this video many before 😣😣😣😣😣😣😣... i accidentally cleared all of my files that was in C Drive before you uploaded this tutorial. But thanks for the tutorial. Further i will not let it happen anymore. 😊😊😊😊

[@goldenstudio9813]

Bro your hair style is very cool. from India..💥💟

[@033_gauravpatel8]

This man is a life saver, thanks mate

[@ramirezlensonjosephwhiteca5030]

You earned a new subscriber

[@sumitpanwar2877]

Your fan from india , and your track craving you is just awesome. love your music

[@faizanwanimusic]

I saved my project one to project two. Now when I open project one project two opens. Please help

[@Dsibel0107]

Thank you so much, this really helps sir! :)

[@conny15games71]

Thank you! This was very useful!

[@ShankhJaiswal]

Hey bro @InTheMix i am running out of cpu memory and my project start crashing so i have decided to make music using only stock plugin. So can you make a video on how to make music using only stock plugin in fl studio. Love your work dude you are so awesome. Love from India

[@SamsonBiggz]

Make sure to only change the "Project Data Folder" and the not the "User Data Folder". I accidentally changed the "User Data Folder" and screwed up my whole system.

[@user-yw5ct1px3x]

yeah that happened to me several months ago. was a pain in the ass to fix the problem..

[@Edizonstudio]

Awesome stuff. Learned somthing.

[@supernappysan]

so. relatable. thank. you.

[@jaywelsh3345]

Thanks Michael

[@rawhsegoymusic]

Hey am Rawhsegoy a growing music producer Am learning so much from you since 4 years please donot put any miss information acording fl studio Am fan of your tutorials I have learnt so much from you For this am thankful to you You have made mae a good producer This is my special thanks for your tutorials I have learnt so much from you I am from India I today lost my paid project I have to work again on the project it sucks My all time process gone to trash because of an error crupted project Permanent Solution needed

[@tanicide-arizonametalband8657]

Came here for the education, stayed for the self care advice.

[@harshbhise6182]

Hey micheal plzz make video on how to update fl studio to 12.5 without loosing your legit key plzz.! it would be very helpful ... and video by the way helped me.!🙏😎😎😚😘

[@jasabasenara8124]

Thanks again Mike.

[@Max-jd4yh]

Thank you kind human!

[@stigsofficial]

So do you recommend doing the folder method? Or zipped loop file? or both?

[@digidexx831]

Great video Tnx verry helpful

[@DavidGonzalez-oo2cw]

So damn useful!

[@inthemix]

David Gonzalez Happy to help

[@sandypuniya]

Hello Sir I am Sandy Puniya From India, I am a big Fan of yours..........Just wanna ask a question answer That I am trying to mixing a fl studio project into cubase but FL studio project Doesnt sound good on beat with metronome its showing out of tempo so can u solve my problem they where is i am wrong.......

[@daryomnyodu]

I'm so sorry ,I accidentally disliked this video,but I liked it again.

[@emiel333]

Great and useful video mates! I've lost some data from a couple songs once. Didn't had a back-up, I know it's not very smart. Luckily I found some data (not all) so I'm working on it again. Well, computers can crash. We all know

[@inthemix]

Emiel333 Bakhuis It's a hard thing to deal with but usually you only need it to happen once and you'll be backing up everything for life!

[@emiel333]

In The Mix That's a fact! Thanks for the response!

[@sanxbeats]

Very helpful!

[@the16thLeVel]

Hello, I'm new to FL. I tried backing up like this on my mac but my slicex samples are not included. They are in my Image-Line folder. I even saved the sample directly from slicex to the same folder which contains my flp. file then exported it as a zip but it still didn't include the slicex samples. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[@user-tg2cw1un6i]

Can you do a video on using plugins on an ssd or hard drive

[@norfsyq9660]

Another updated video on file management would be nice

[@inthemix]

Noted!

[@norfsyq9660]

@@inthemix appreciate the videos and reply!

[@pranavkrishnan7662]

Nice .. 💯

[@waichannel9107]

Then how do I save the project if not using the free version of FL Studio ??? because the free version cannot save the project. Thank you ^__^

[@MrBiscuit5]

Great tutorial- I have a question on creating a zipped loop package for the external drive/storage. If I have used slicex and dropped a cut into piano roll, will that still open with the zip or do I need to do another step? Will any elements be missing or am I good to go? Thank you!

[@GiggleFactoryyyyyy]

What according to you is the best cloud storage?? Which cloud storage do you guys use backup your songs and FLPs??

[@inthemix]

Vulkan_Music There are so many great options but sometimes just using Google drive is the easiest

[@GiggleFactoryyyyyy]

Plasmaboo Ok dude....Thanks!!☺️☺️😊

[@guilhermegoncalves5768]

Hey! Great video! Just wondering: should I have my flp in my PC and the same flp in a usb drive? Thanks!

[@vlogswithankitnayakvlogs]

Please make more videos IAM from India and I see your many videos

[@TheKevinnl]

But how can I back up EVERYTHING not only one project but everything including fl studio on a external drive

[@kyxxx.]

Ctrl C, Ctrl V

[@isthatkaiyah]

@@kyxxx. does that actually work?

[@kyxxx.]

@@isthatkaiyah is that a real question

[@Axxeum]

@@kyxxx. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@avisantana4537]

i guess Im quite randomly asking but do anyone know of a good website to watch newly released series online?

[@upya3813]

Hey Michael, Great Vid as usual! Would you mind if I elaborate on some particular points for your subs? Maybe get some things cleared up myself at the same time! IF YOU'RE SEEKING THIS INFO PLEASE READ THE WHOLE COMMENT NOT JUST THE FIRST FEW LINES BEFORE YOU GO JUMPING HEAD FIRST RIGHT IN. 1. If you've been in the habit of simply going to, File | Save As... | OK. Then the most likely place you will find your (probably gigantic amount of) audio files will be in the following location: Windows: Program Files (x86)/Image Line/FL Studio 12/Data/Patches/Recorded Mac: Something similar I'm sure :D Q: If I click and drag (or copy/paste) the ENTIRE Image Line folder from the path above from my PC to my External Hard-drive, simply moving between two open Explorer windows, will that then copy everything across backing it up as it is? Further, if I was to reformat my PC to a fresh install of windows (or simply wished to load a project from the HD itself) do you think I would need to reload onto the PC following the EXACT file path as I copied from? ie. How does FL associate a projects (*.flp) files with the matching audio? Is it through the windows directory and so specific to the file path or does it manage these assets internally? Indeed, I am in need of fresh formatting and I can just imagine a nightmare scenario where I do this, get Fl re-installed and all my files reloaded onto the PC (let's say just bang! directly on C:/ ''master'' folder) and all the midi loads in fine but FL can't find the audio. This is a huge problem because I don't know if you've noticed yet but that default location saves EVERY TAKE even if you have PURGED UNUSED AUDIO... Similarly, VST *.dll's..... will they need to be in a corresponding folder for the *.flp file to recognize them or will a simple Plugin Scan re-link them all nicely? thanks to any who can help!

[@inthemix]

UPYA the best was to avoid this is to set a new folder location for each project. In the general settings somewhere there is a project folder option. Save each project into a new sub folder on your PC and then the image line folder will not be necessary. In FL studio 20 they have removed the need for that folder precisely because of your problem. If you are worried about losing data, save your projects as Ilzopped loop files and then when you open them, set the folder locator to be the new unzipped folder. That way you won't lose anything

[@upya3813]

Wow super fast reply! That's great I appreciate it! I haven't upgraded yet because I was holding off until I did this PC reformat/re-install windows etc. but are you saying that if I upgrade now, will FL20 reorganise or auto apply the project file option to each *.flp?? I've got literally HUNDREDS and going through them individually, while it may be fun on one hand, will be incredibly frustrating on the other! SAVE ME MIKEY! lol tell me I got that right? -- Also the ''folder locator to be the new zipped file'' that would be prior to updating correct? AND if what I hope above is not the case

[@inthemix]

UPYA if you zip each project you can unzip then when you install and run fl20. FL 20 won't automatically re organise your files but it also won't delete them because it behaves as a separate program. View it like installating Photoshop and logic Pro. They are different programs. For instance, I have FL12 and FL 20 on my computer and they don't share any of the same files or information :) that means hat updating can't cause any major problems

[@lucagomez5359]

Great video. Question: is it possible to save projects for later on the free version of FL studio?

[@adam7763]

King.

[@nankduggets9347]

BIG UPS!

[@tomasberanek2728]

watching this after i just lost all of my FL projects bcs i forgot to backup.......

[@ToxicSpinach64]

Me too man, me too :(

[@22z83]

Watching this cause computer guy warned me my memory HDD is about to give out. I will learn from the mistakes of my forefathers and actually backup this time brothers

[@richardpark7233]

If you have a non-FL Studio VST and change settings on it specific to the song you made, is there a way to save the settings within FL or do you have to save it separately within that VST?

[@fuqkwreqkerz8300]

you have to save it as a preset or as a channel state bruv, if you need further explanation id be glad to elaborate more

[@YuriLifeLove]

I did backup all my old songs from 2018 - 2019, I didn't really set the recording in one project folder or export a zip tho... All I did was adding all the folder that is needed to the google drive sync, so it's quite a mess... but all that matters is I got all the files and if I want I can download them and reorganize them later... (then my laptop died, but all my important stuff is safe :D) Unfortunately, I lost all my projects from 2020 - Early 2021 because I'm lazy to set up the google drive sync or do a manual backup, pretty sad... But fortunately tho, I already uploaded my songs to the distributor site (I don't normally do this, usually I wait for all the songs for my album to be finished before I upload them). Also, the more fortunate thing is I already backed up my thesis animation project to my external hard drive :D. So I learn from my mistake and I will just make backups every time I make a new project... (And I immediately set up the google drive sync to secure my thesis)

[@domyon]

i did the first one (project data folder) and set location to a folder on my desktop but the only thing in there is theFLP

[@duc3r_prod]

Goblin Man, Ty for the words* youre the be st

[@onejaelee4682]

thanks, man

[@JuniorStreetCrew]

very good video ! its so fucking important to do dat !

[@phintshokbhutan5267]

How can I fix my project in fl studio which is completely frozen and can't abort exporting. I cannot let my project loose. Please help.

[@clipz1]

this is clear and good its prob me but i found it hard to pay attention to other vids .. im moving from my laptop to new pc so if i do the zip loop project as you mentioned and download all my plugins again i should be good right or do i need to do the first step you also mentioned before the zip a project part anyone that knows let me know please i dont wana loose my shit lol

[@livcela]

I’m new to zipping and unzipping folders funny to say. But I’m wondering if I can leave my extracted files from a project unzipped if I’m extracting the project onto an external hard drive? I’m taking my beats from my old computer via external hard drive onto my new computer and they are currently unzipped. Thanks!

[@kjos8437]

Guys i have problem pls help me. I just saved the project and when i try to open it,there stays buy fl studio to open the project.Project still exist in my computer but i can't open it ever again.

[@claymusic640]

One question: when you create a project folder later, will it copy everything or replace it? So, do u then have everything twice or only the flp twice but the rest only once?

[@BlackSunPP]

That is good advice but what happen to me was i save the zip package i format my C drive install fresh windows then reinstall FL open the zip project and all my samples that were slice with slice X and drag to sampler are gone forever since the FL studio save them in the installation folder as slice beats :)) the zip package did not save them and now i am very happy man

[@charleeparkerxo]

Hey can I get some clarity on how to save the audio to a project folder? So this folder is basically a folder of your own choosing that you could save anywhere? Like could you create a data folder on your external drive and then just save all your projects in that folder? I’m sorry if that question is redundant. I’ve been having trouble with losing files and I really wanna understand a best practice for file management.

[@EminoMeneko]

As an IT I can tell you to script your backups so you don't need to worry about them and having a NAS is a plus. Of course a cloud backup should complete these because of fire. Should any fire take place your data is gone forever, should you own a NAS or not. EDIT: Windows 7 and further comes with Robocopy which is a CLI tool so you can script everything. this is what I use to backup my photos on an external drive for instance. How robocopy works is replicate the changes between a source and a destination. For instance Day 1 I do a backup for the first time. I have a ton of data to backup and it will take ages. day 2 I have a certain amount of data edited. Robocopy will compare files and act only on the changes. files removed from the source will be removed from the backup drive which saves space (this behaviour can be changed if you prefer) New files will be created as will edited files be. result of the operation. The backup took way less time. So on the root of my external drive I have scripts I launch at will. Should you go the NAS way you can even tell Windows to backup regularly without you noticing or acting. All you have to do is do your stuff and forget about the backups. As this ensures the backups are regular, they will never take too long (unless you change a ton of data in the meantime of course).

[@inthemix]

ooo ooo Yeah that's excellent advice, I suppose that's best if you want to back up your whole system routinely? I hadn't thought of that necessarily, I was only really thinking about backing up specific critical data,I guess I am not too worried about my whole computer as I feel comfortable resetting everything from a new machine. Thanks for the advice

[@taylortorkelson3819]

I think I have some very niche questions regarding all this stuff. Is there any way I would be able to talk to you about them? Thank you!

[@zYoo483]

Thhhxxxx 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@KiR_3d]

What's happened with that? I use FL Studio 10 and simply save my .flp files in a working (not C:/ anywhere) location. I store samples in the same place and has some working sets that store also in the working folder. So it can't be cleaned out accidently.

[@TheSequa3l]

RIP moment I didn't realize that I save the stim's when I decided to backup my project files to my hard drive and then wipe my entire hard drive on my computer little did I know the stems were not backed up 3 years down the drain at least in the audio clips. Day 4 and I could feel my sadness eating away at my soul

[@parallelprogram_]

I'm trying to transfer everything to a new laptop is there a way it will save my presets? On the mixer track or plug-in?

[@evanwheelermusic]

a godsend

[@uzaautumus]

yhea I have the same question ...how do I back the entire FL Studio program ...not just music projects and files?

[@PeterPauz]

When I create a project folder and save my project like you described in the first part of your video, it just creates a 3 MB sized flp file. I suspect this file does not include all the audio and samples I used in the project? BTW, I love your channel bro!

[@BHC_08]

But how do I fix a saved file? I have the free version and saved on a full version FLP and I don't know how to get it back.

[@ruperth8902]

Hey, when I reopened the project all of my clips in the playlist are out of order.

[@ManpreetSingh-ek5mb]

bro am having same problem can you help how can i save my project and open in my new computer without loosing samples

[@Oascany]

@@ManpreetSingh-ek5mb To open a project in a new computer without loss of samples, you need to export as a zipped loop package, like Michael explains at 2:00. Then open the .flp file in the zipped loop package and it should open perfectly as long as you have the same plugins on both machines. I know this is 10 months late but I hope this helps!

[@MSAcademy]

Thanks..

[@ternitamas]

Thanks for the tips, I also checked the stems exporting video too to remember how that works. A random question here, I'm buying a pair of Beyerdynamic headphones but there are two versions an 80 ohms and a 250 ohms one, which one should I get? Anyone who would be kind to help me decide? Thanks

[@ternitamas]

Plasmaboo thanks for the info!!

When I try to change the data folder on a project originally from FL10 or FL12 (opened in fl 20.6 ) it doesnt let me save it on the sliced beats of fl12 it only lets me store in imsges or documents