I used “Save as” to create a copy of a project I’m working on (saved with a different filename). I believe I selected “Copy external media into new session” in addition to the default “Copy media to new session”.
I definitely de-selected “Switch to newly-save version” but it switched anyway (I’ve noticed this behaviour before, I think with earlier 8.x versions).
Every time I open the new copy I’m met with an “Ambiguous File” prompt, 150+ times with no way to quit or apply to all. It happens every time I try to open the project, even though I saved the file after the first 150+ “Done” clicks.
This is with 8.6 downloaded from here. I’ve managed to create copies this way before; have I done something wrong on this occasion or is this a bug?
ETA: I’ve just remembered that I’ve successfully copied a session with 8.6 recently, as I’d done a copy of the sketching session for this project, yet now every time I try save as I end up with ambiguous file issues with the new copy?
“JUL-AUG FINAL” is the original session and “JUL-AUG writing 2” is the copy.
You set me thinking about when I had to hurriedly buy a new HDD and copy everything across because the old one was dying (after nearly 11 years ). But that was back in June, well before this session was created.
Sorry for the delay in replying. I’m pretty certain I selected “Copy external media into new session” alongside the default selection of “Copy media to new session”.
I’ve just tested this, both options selected and “switch to newly-saved session” deselected. It opened the new session anyway. I experienced the same ambiguous file issue.
One thing I noticed when I checked Session > Properties > Locations, in addition to “the session folder (…UR/2024/04 Jul-Aug/JUL-AUG FINAL)” it had the same folder listed as a full path, with a “Remove” button alongside it. I have not added that path in there.
As I suspected, removing the path, doing a Save As (which, as always, ignores the deselection of “switch to newly-saved session”) and then re-opening the session, results in no ambiguous file issues. I don’t know how the path got saved in the session properties as I’d forgotten about its existence there
What I can say is that I discoveed that the “it opened the new session anyway” was a misleading bug - the window title changes, but actually you are still using the original session. This is now fixed. Right now, I can’t quite envision how this confusion might lead to other issues.