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Old 11-16-2014, 02:01 PM
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Default Is there a way to keep Pro Tools 10 Prefs separate from Pro Tools 11 Prefs?

I notice that any preference changes I make in Pro Tools 11 happens in Pro Tools 10 as well, and vice versa. There are some prefs I like one way in 10 that I want different in 11. Can these be kept separate somehow?

Why would they make them share the same prefs file anyway?
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Old 11-16-2014, 04:52 PM
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Default Re: Is there a way to keep Pro Tools 10 Prefs separate from Pro Tools 11 Prefs?

Mine doesn't do that- I just fired up 10 for the first time in a while to double check and wow does it take forever to boot up. 11 has me spoiled.
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Old 11-17-2014, 09:50 AM
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Default Re: Is there a way to keep Pro Tools 10 Prefs separate from Pro Tools 11 Prefs?

You may want to consider separate boot drives for the two versions
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Old 11-17-2014, 10:13 AM
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Default Re: Is there a way to keep Pro Tools 10 Prefs separate from Pro Tools 11 Prefs?

I would be very surprised if it made any difference at all. The only thing ProTools is going to look for, is both licenses being on the same Ilock
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Old 11-17-2014, 10:38 AM
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Default Re: Is there a way to keep Pro Tools 10 Prefs separate from Pro Tools 11 Prefs?

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I notice that any preference changes I make in Pro Tools 11 happens in Pro Tools 10 as well, and vice versa. There are some prefs I like one way in 10 that I want different in 11. Can these be kept separate somehow?



Why would they make them share the same prefs file anyway?

Pro Tools 10 and 11 preferences *are* separate.

Have you carefully followed the instructions for doing a coinstall? What exact software versions on what exact OS version?

What exact behavior/symptoms are you seeing?

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Old 11-17-2014, 02:27 PM
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Default Re: Is there a way to keep Pro Tools 10 Prefs separate from Pro Tools 11 Prefs?

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I notice that any preference changes I make in Pro Tools 11 happens in Pro Tools 10 as well, and vice versa.
Thats impossible.

The Prefs files for PT 10 are:

com.digidesign.ProTools.plist
Pro Tools Prefs


Both located in ~/Library/Preferences/


The Prefs files for PT 11 are:

com.avid.ProTools.plist - located in ~/Library/Preferences/
Pro Tools Prefs - located in ~/Library/Preferences/Avid/Pro Tools/

There is no way one overwrites the other.
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