Just want to check I am using the right tool for the job.

I have a 12 month old project that is backed up and now lives off the Avid on a backup drive.  A new project I am starting encompasses this old project, another old project and lots of new ones.  If I restore the old projects and media, import the completed timeline/s from this project into my new project then consolidate this timeline, I will have new master clips and precomputes for this old timeline that are now associated with the new project sitting in the bin I copied the timeline into?  I can then safey delete the old project from the system again?

Am I missing a step here?

After 3+ years learning and loving Avid consolidting is something I still grapple with and avoid if I can.  Until now when a project presents itself that requires I do master it!!

 Yes, you have it right ONLY IF you are inside your new project and use the "open bins" command to retrieve the timeline from the old project. Create a new bin and dup a copy of the sequence to it, then choose consolidate and de-select "create new sequence". All of the subsequent .new files you see are now linked to your new project. You can delete the old project and it's media without affecting the new one. Consolidating is the only effective way to change project linkage.

 Thanks Larry

1 - restore old project and media

2 - create new project

3 - use "open bins" to retrieve the old timeline from old project

4 - dup that timeline into a new bin

5 - consolidate but deselect "new seq"

6 - delete old project

Cheers!  I yearn the days of working with multiple editors on the same systems - not sure of something and want some backup to your assumptions and understandings - go ask!  Where would we all be without the Forums!!  Manuals and readmes only go so far in the psych dept!!