Pro Tools 10 HD Trial

[jepmus]

Hello,

Can the pro tools 10 HD trial be installed on the same disk as my pro tools 9 system, or do I need to overwrite part [or all] of my pt 9 system?

Thanks for your help!

jep

[acmost]

I know I installed it on a laptop that had 9HD on it and once the demo was over...anytime I tried to open a session it was looking for 10. I had to reinstall 9.

That said, operator error is possible.

[Darryl Ramm]

Originally Posted by jepmus

Hello,

Can the pro tools 10 HD trial be installed on the same disk as my pro tools 9 system, or do I need to overwrite part [or all] of my pt 9 system?

Thanks for your help!

jep

No.

You cannot have two installations of Pro Tools on a single computer. Installing a later version of pro Tools on the same OS as an existing one will just clobber a lot of files. You can image or install another OS copy on a separate boot disk partition, boot that and install a different version there. But you need to boot between those two OSes to switch between Pro Tools versions. It is a pity that Pro Tools was not engineered from the beginning to allow this, as some other large/complex programs out there e.g. Adobe Photoshop.

Darryl

[jepmus]

Thanks very much for the info!

jep

[albee1952]

Your best bet is to image or clone your system drive first. Then, when the trial is up, you can restore to what you have now with a minimum of fuss. You would most likely need to uninstall 9.x AND the HD driver, before you can install the new version.