Can individual projects be backed up/archived?

Before making drastic changes to an existing project, how can I make a backup/archive in case my changes are for the worse? I'd like to duplicate a project, work on it, and if the changes are good, keep this version. If my changes don't work out, I'd like to go back to the "original" archive and proceed.

In the project Windows. Control-Click Duplicate project.
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Awesome. Thanks dredcomm. That will save tons of time.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4692
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"Create Archive" using the Finder
AND
"Save As Archive" inside Garageband are two completely different and unrelated things.
Using the Finder "Create Archive" creates a zip file.
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at Dougs Scripts, there is one called iTunes Track CPR that might work
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also the thread at
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Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
Hopefully it's not been too long since you last upgraded iTunes, in fact if you get an empty/incomplete library immediately after upgrading then with the following steps you shouldn't lose a thing or need to do any further housekeeping. Note that in iTunes 11 an "empty" library may show your past purchases with links to stream or download them.
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Delete old and backed up archive log,

Hi all,
Am trying to modify our RMAN backup script to delete old and backed up archive logs off the disk.
We run daily Incremental L0 or L1 backups, with 3 daily archive log backups. Currently we delete archive logs as they are backed up (backup archivelog all delete input). However, we are considering leaving x days worth of archive logs on disk, just in case, quick restore is needed (e.g. tablespace media recovery etc. etc.)
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Hi,
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