Import backups and Bank Snapshots
Which file types Best Friend opens, the three ways to get them in, and drag-and-drop on a Mac.
Best Friend opens three file types, and each one lands on its own Library page.
| File | What it is | Where it lands |
|---|---|---|
.pak | A full system backup | Backups, as System · … |
.ppak | A single project backup | Backups, as Project <n> · … |
.epbank | A Bank Snapshot | Bank Snapshots |
Three ways in
- Import in the Library toolbar, then pick the file. Available from the sidebar’s Backups screen on iPad and Mac too.
- Open in Best Friend, from Files, Mail, or AirDrop.
- Drag and drop, on a Mac.
Whichever you use, the Library switches to the page the file landed on, and leaves the other pages untouched.
Files from Teenage Engineering’s EP Sample Tool
Projects and systems exported from the official EP Sample Tool import normally, and can then be restored, previewed, or bounced like anything else.
A factory .pak from Teenage Engineering imports too, and reads as a system backup — open it
and it reveals the projects inside.
Sharing back out
A backup shared out of Best Friend opens in the official EP Sample Tool, so the round trip works in both directions.
Drag and drop on a Mac
On a Mac you can drop files onto any screen — Pad, Pad Group, Samples, Bank Snapshots, Backups, Settings — and Best Friend routes them by type. The overlay names the destination before you release: “Import audio file”, “Add System Backup”, “Add Project Backup”, “Add Bank Snapshot”, or “Import 2 files” for a mixed selection.
- Audio files open the sample importer, in Finder’s order, with their original filenames intact.
- Containers land in their Library section and the sidebar jumps there.
- A file type Best Friend cannot use shows the forbidden cursor and is never accepted.
