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# About the Project Setup Directory

Setups are file-based resources such as effects settings, EDLs, and LUTs and are managed in a set of subdirectories in the project's setup directory.

When you create a project, the project's setup directory appears in the Setup Directory box.

You are not restricted to these directories when you load or save setups. You can use the file browser to locate a different directory, or use project shortcuts to browse the setup directories of other projects on the same system.

## Sharing a Setup Directory with an Existing Project

You can share the project home directory with an existing project, allowing you to share setups between the two projects.

To share the project home directory with an existing project:

1. From the Setup Directory box, select the existing project's home directory that you want to share.

Any setups already saved to the existing project are made available to the new project.

## Copying Setups from an Existing Project:

To copy setups from an existing project:

1. From the Setup Mode box, select Copy From.
2. From the Projects box that appears to the right of the Setup Mode box, select the existing project from which you want to copy the setups.

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