Wrong place!

After Windows installed, one should re-locate its library-folders to e.g. D-drive.

From there, choose your VEGAS setting-path

I have a blanco Win-desktop thus set the VEGAS tempt-folder there, if I see some intermissions I know VEGAS didn't close properly or crashed.

Thanks, but as I indicated in my original post, when I click browse in any of those settings (Recorded Files Folder, Prerendered Files Folder, and Temporary Files folder, all I can see is the desktop. There is no way to browse out of it to anywhere else in the computer.

I wonder if it is a Window's permission thing. Have you tried running Vegas as administrator?

Vegas 20 Build 217

Can't seem to browse for recorded files folder. In Project Properties -> Audio Tab -> Recorded files folder defaults to Documents. When I click Browse, I can see only the desktop and folders therein. No way to browse the computer and get to another location. Same as when starting a new recording on a track, click record, browse for folder. No can do.

Same problem when browsing for Prerendered Files Folder and Temporary Files Folder.

Tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no avail. Also does it in Vegas 19 and Vegas 18. Same problem on another computer. Both are Windows 11 machines and latest update.

 

But you can set the path "C:\Users\billf\OneDriver\Documents"

It's not the right location of the common "Documents (or My Documents)".
Go "C:\Users\billf\Documents" or elsewhere you've set your Documents-folder.

@billvo Odd that your drives don't show up when you browse. But as somebody else sort of indicated, I'd have thought that you might just type in the path you need into the box, but I cannot do that on my system. Check to see if you can browse drives in this window (Preferences General).

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Nope. Can't do it there either. The only workaround is to find the location in Windows Explorer, right-click the location and copy as text, and then paste that into the location box in Vegas. It must be something in Windows that has blocked the browse function in Vegas. I'm going to reinstall Windows in one of the computers having this problem, install Vegas first, and try it. Assuming it will work, I'll then start installing things and checking Vegas each time. A real pain in the butt.

@billvo

It will be less painful if you save system images as you work your way through that process.

• Install Windows and configure.

Save a system boot image with Macrium Reflect Free from standalone media.

• Install Vegas and configure.

Save a system boot image with Macrium Reflect Free from standalone media.

• Install and configure plugins.

Save a system boot image with Macrium Reflect Free from standalone media.

I wonder if it is a Window's permission thing. Have you tried running Vegas as administrator?

I did try running Vegas as administrator. Same problem.

Vegas 20 Build 217

Can't seem to browse for recorded files folder. In Project Properties -> Audio Tab -> Recorded files folder defaults to Documents. When I click Browse, I can see only the desktop and folders therein. No way to browse the computer and get to another location. Same as when starting a new recording on a track, click record, browse for folder. No can do.

Same problem when browsing for Prerendered Files Folder and Temporary Files Folder.

Tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no avail. Also does it in Vegas 19 and Vegas 18. Same problem on another computer. Both are Windows 11 machines and latest update.

 

But you can set the path "C:\Users\billf\OneDriver\Documents"

It's not the right location of the common "Documents (or My Documents)".
Go "C:\Users\billf\Documents" or elsewhere you've set your Documents-folder.

 

I did change the path to another drive where I normally place my projects. Once I set it and check "Start all projects with these settings," then it remains there, and that's where it would record. HOWEVER, I can't browse within that location. I want to put it in a sub-folder for my new project. If I click "Browse" again, it goes right back to Desktop, and I can't browse out of there.

@billvo

It will be less painful if you save system images as you work your way through that process.

• Install Windows and configure.

Save a system boot image with Macrium Reflect Free from standalone media.

• Install Vegas and configure.

Save a system boot image with Macrium Reflect Free from standalone media.

• Install and configure plugins.

Save a system boot image with Macrium Reflect Free from standalone media.

Thank you. My plan was to completely reinstall Windows (which I did), install Vegas first, and then check it each time after installing other apps. However, the problem presents with the fresh install. So, there's not much to save right now.

Your problem may have something to do with the way you relocated your Vegas projects drive. I do it on my systems (win10 and win11) by changing 3 Vegas internal settings and pointing them to my D:\ drive. Hold down shift before clicking Options to expose Internal in the menu. Here are the 3 fields I changed to D:\ ... Notice that I typed "project" into the filter field to find the settings.

Then browsing the audio/recorded files folder I selected This PC and then D: beneath that. If you want to stick to however you pointed Vegas to your preferred projects drive, maybe doing the audio location first will help.