To create Live devices that you can give to other people, you'll need to
ensure the device is packaged with all the files it needs. We call this
freezing
a device. (Don't confuse this sense of freezing with other uses of the
term in both Max -
frozen attributes -
and Live - frozen tracks.)
Basic freezing is explained
here.
If your device opens files during its operation (such as a folder of samples
or images), you may need to add these files as
dependencies
before freezing.
Once you freeze a device, it cannot be edited. You'll need to
unfreeze it first.
If you open a frozen device for editing and see this icon in the patcher toolbar
you'll need to
resolve any conflicts
between the files in the frozen device and those you have on disk before you can unfreeze.