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Old 07-01-2021, 06:55 PM
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Default Re: Looking to upgrade from Pro Tools 11.3.1, need advice

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Originally Posted by Tubthumper View Post
... Pro Tools 11.3.1 doesn't struggle on my current Win 7 64 PC, it runs great, and my sessions are 24/96. I'm not planning on upgrading Pro Tools (I don't have enough RAM for that), just Windows.
Lots of people are happy to "lockdown" an earlier version of Pro Tools with an earlier OS - I was told our ABC still uses Pro Tools 8 - haven't checked if this is still the case ...

My initial reaction was to suggest: just be happy with Windows 7, if it wasn't for Microsoft's announcing Windows 11 - I don't know how long the free 7-to-10 upgrade will last, once Windows 11 is flying ...

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is Win 10 Home more resource hungry than Win 7 Home 64 bit SP1? If so, then Pro Tools won't be performing as well as it does currently.
Windows 10 "feels" faster than Windows 7 - it's a great upgrade!


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Originally Posted by albee1952 View Post
...get a fresh SSD of 500GB and clone your current C: drive. Then pull your current C: drive, install the SSD and update that drive to Windows 10(or reload everything from scratch) so your current C: drive does not get altered at all. Doing this will allow you to revert back to what you have now in case the Windows 10 install/update has any issues(IOW, don't ruin a working system while trying to make it better).
For cloning, I'm happy with Acronis True Image version 23.5.17750 - but it seems Macrium Reflect is the most popular, as it offers more …
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