Safe to Delete

Avid Pro Tools Session File Backups Folder

Safety Verdict: Safe to Delete. Pro Tools creates periodic backup session files (.ptx) in Session File Backups. Deleting old session backups is safe.

Space: 2 GB – 15 GB+ creative macOS, Windows

Quick Answer: Pro Tools creates periodic backup session files (.ptx) in Session File Backups. Deleting old session backups is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to delete old session files inside Session File Backups if your main .ptx Pro Tools session opens cleanly.

Located inside every Pro Tools project folder, Pro Tools auto-saves incremental session state snapshots every 5 minutes.

Delete all backup .ptx files older than 30 days while leaving the main .ptx project file intact.

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