Mounting Folders, Why?

[DJS]

Do we still need to be doing this in 2020?

For what reason? Its the OS file system.

[Graemme]

Hey David,

For most all of us who work by ourselves or who think that having 400 files open is a lot, the mounting thing doesn't make sense. In the below-mentioned context and a few others, it makes a lot of sense.

Scenario:

You are part of a team that shares network resources among multiple workstations.

Operator A and B are both working on the same project

Operator A is doing sound-fx or some similar task that needs access to gazillions of files on the SFX section of the company's file server.

Operator B is sweetening the mixes and requires access to relatively few files.

Should operator B have to deal with operator A's set of directories and any related GUI-sluggishness, etc.?

What if operator B is an intern and shouldn't have access to certain media elements, if only for the protection of said data from accidents or worse?

Sure, these things can be sorted with networking strategies and an IT dept...But in lieu of that there is 'mounting directories'.

Cheers,

Graemme

[DJS]

Thanks Graemme, all noted. But what does mounting actually do? Are the file paths stored in an array/memory for fast lookup in PMX code or something else? File systems, network access and speed are vastly improved since 2005 and network servers don't seem to need to "mount" folders.

[archive]

When I first started using Pyramix I was baffled by the folder mounting thing.

Now that I'm used to it I find it really helpful, especially for complex projects which may reference a bazillion files spread across many locations.

Having just the relevant directories mounted keeps things tidy, relieves the burden of having to manually keep track of where everything is located (a significant task if you work on many different projects a day) and saves a lot of time hunting through the OS file system.

Best,

- J.

[DJS]

Yes, that is useful, just having project media folder references in one place, like the "Bin" in video editing. But to wait for PMX to "mount" or read or whatever it is doing to the hundreds of files in a mounted folder is baffling. A folder reference is all that should be needed I would have thought.

Liked a "mapped drive" or "quick access" folder link in a corporate network.