Archive Logic projects best practice

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Archive Logic projects best practice

I am looking for advice on what is the best practice to archive Logic Pro projects. I don't want my life's work to be unavailable due to changing formats and protocols!

So, How to make them future-proof?

I know that hard drives will always eventually fail. SSDs and other flash devices need to be refreshed every year and might die after 10 years or so.

I read that the best current option is Blu-ray M-DISC (or very pricey LTO Ultrium tape). How do you audio pros preserve a digital project so that it is still accessible and useable in say 30 years from now? And, do you save them in any other format in addition to the .Logic files?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 19, 2025 2:16 PM

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EddieGrey

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Mar 19, 2025 2:52 PM in response to harveysuzy

I personally back up on 3 separate Glyph Hard drives (one of those drives in another location). I organize my projects per year and per project. I also recommend backing up projects via the cloud as well. Make sure to compress the Logic Pro Folders after you Consolidate the Project assets.

I also back-up a current version of Logic Pro and a Time Machine/Carbon Copy Back-Up for safe keeping.

Hope that helps,

~ThatLogicProGuy

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harveysuzy Author

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Mar 19, 2025 3:17 PM in response to EddieGrey

Thanks Eddie 👍

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