You can change the location of external dependencies in an archive when you restore the archive. The ability to relocate external files allows an archived file created on a Windows environment to be restored in a UNIX environment and vice versa.

Once you choose to restore an archive and any external dependencies, a relocation dialog box appears showing the path used by the external dependency files in the archive.

To relocate external dependencies:

1. Navigate in the Folders area in the browser, and edit or enter an absolute path to relocate the external dependencies.
   NoteSome external dependencies, such as paint stroke files, do not appear in the relocation dialog box as these are stored by default in the shared storage folder. You can change the default shared storage directory in the Project Preferences window (Site Preferences tab)—see Setting Project Preferences.

   The external files are restored according to the information entered in the relocation browser. The restored compositions are updated to point to the relocated files.