I'm not sure how to turn it off but, I have been able to search lost audio files by copying down the name of the file on a piece of paper and then type it into the manual file search. It takes longer but it will not crash the Logic or the OSX. I hope someone has a better way. JS On Jul 6, 2007, at 3:08 PM, <music@brio.myzen.co.uk> wrote: > Hi group, > > I haven't been able to automatically locate (search) lost > audiofiles for several years now, attempting to do so results in > LOGIC quitting without message, a LOGIC relaunch will take OS X down. > > I was advised to switch Project manager off, but I am not sure if I > know HOW. In the Projectmanager tab of LOGIC Preferences both "Load > project manager database on program launch" and "check for deleted > files after loading PM database" are UNCHECKED. > > for "search files using:" I have "search engine only" selected. > > How can I banish this buggy and slow function from my program? > > Thanks > Brio