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How to Move Sample Libraries to an External Drive
I have six or seven sample libraries that are 10 GB or so each, and I'd like to save space on my iMac's hard drive by moving them to an external drive. I have a Glyph SSD external drive.
A lot of the suggestions I've come across have suggested using the plugin provider's own software to relocate the sample folders, but Sonivox doesn't offer any software like that. I've tried using alias files and symbolic links, but I must be using them wrong. Can anyone walk me through the process with exact steps? Thanks in advance! L |
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Re: How to Move Sample Libraries to an External Drive
Move it to you External; rename the original folder (for now)
Create a shortcut from the new location, & place it in the original location; make sure to delete "alias" or "shortcut" from the name. You may not even need the shortcuts, as most software will just say "it can't locate,,,,,,,,," & then you just point to the new location...
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Re: How to Move Sample Libraries to an External Drive
Thanks for your reply!
After placing the alias folder in the original location and opening Pro Tools, it does give me the "Samples are missing" dialogue box. I clicked on "locate" and then went to the new location, but instead of letting me select the entire samples folder as the new location, it wants me to select an individual .wav file for a single note. If I choose any file from the folder in it's new location, will PT automatically search in that folder for all the rest of the samples? |
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Re: How to Move Sample Libraries to an External Drive
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And to Key: Missed you around here. There's been a couple of threads asking about 'on eim' and Tamara and hobos. Would have thought you'd chime in on those. The poster starting those threads is a bit of a troll if you ask me. edit for additional: I see you chimed in one the one thread. Mightyduck (who used to be here as masterduk and other screen names) is the instigator I was referring to. Last edited by musicman691; 08-02-2018 at 05:32 PM. Reason: additional info |
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Re: How to Move Sample Libraries to an External Drive
Update:
I moved each of the libraries over to the external drive and pointed the VI's to them in an empty Pro Tools session, and they worked great. Loaded much faster than they had on my computer, and all the sounds were there. BUT, after exiting the session, Pro Tools crashes every time it tries to load any session that has used those plugins. Do you know how to correct that? |
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Re: How to Move Sample Libraries to an External Drive
I'm not sure why that'd happen myself. Try a new session, & import the data & see what happens with that...
& yeah @musicman, I remember him well! He hadn't changed any I see
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