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January 15, 2012
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PEK files

  • January 15, 2012
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I recently upgraded to CS5.5 and am suddenly finding my project folders littered with .pek files. They seem to appear whenever I import a file into a project.

Can anybody tell me what they are, and how to stop them appearing.

Is it safe to delete them?

Brian

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    Correct answer Harm_Millaard

    They are peak files and are automatically generated to be able to display audio wave forms in the time-line. You can't disable that and it is not advised to delete them, as you will no longer have waveforms in your time-line. Their location can be changed with the Edit/Preferences/Media/Media Cache options.

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    Harm_Millaard
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    Inspiring
    January 15, 2012

    They are peak files and are automatically generated to be able to display audio wave forms in the time-line. You can't disable that and it is not advised to delete them, as you will no longer have waveforms in your time-line. Their location can be changed with the Edit/Preferences/Media/Media Cache options.

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    DogminderAuthor
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    January 15, 2012

    Thank you Harm, wow that that was quick.

    I've just unticked the box about storing the files in the same location as the originals. Hopefully that will do the trick.

    Many thanks again.

    Brian

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2012

    Brian,

    Besides the PEK files, there will also be CFA (Conformed Audio) files, which will be larger still. They are necessary to edit the Audio portion of your files. This ARTICLE goes into more detail.

    Good luck,

    Hunt

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