Move AIR Music Technology folder in Applications folder???

[JCK43232]

Hello,

Just installed a fresh copy of Pro Tools 11.3.1 on a Retina MaBook Pro running 10.9.5.

I also installed the AIR Creative Collection and allowed it to use the default install location (without investigating to see where the default install location pointed)

I know have an "AIR Music Technology" folder in my Applications folder that contains five folders, (one for each of the VI's ???). Is it possible/advisable to change the location of the AIR Music Technology folder???

I was considering moving it to the same folder to which I installed Pro Tools?????

I am guessing it defaulted to installing in the root of the Applications folder so other apps could also make use of the plug-ins????

Thanks

John

[junkgear]

The plug-ins themselves are copied to specify folders, where the DAW expects to see them. Therefore, you probably could move the folder, although I would still advise against it. Moving the folder could cause other issues, uninstall would be one that comes to mind.

[JCK43232]

Thanks for the info . . .

I went back and ran the installer again and realized that it does not give any options (other than drive/partition) when installing.

I am also not seeing any "un-installer" anywhere. Just seems odd that this plug-in places items in my Applications folder. I don't use a lot of plug-ins but so far this is the only one one that does so . . .

John

[junkgear]

I have others that create folders in Applications as well, so it's not just limited to AIR.

I don't really know the reason, but maybe someone else will chime in that does know.

[musicman691]

It's always best to let an application installer install wherever it wants to. Mess around with that and you can open up issues particularly when it comes to updating things. A lot of updaters will look in the default location and barf if the program is not there. Which means on a Mac PT11 installs in the Applications folder which is different than the install for PT10 which goes in a folder named Avid in the Applications folder.

Besides - why would you want to move the install?

[clausiii]

I think he talks about the samples/content folder, not the plugin itself! And yes, you can move it and the plugin asks where the content is after inserting it.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by clausiii

I think he talks about the samples/content folder, not the plugin itself! And yes, you can move it and the plugin asks where the content is after inserting it.

Could be but we're not sure. I seem to get the feeling he's talking about the actual plugins themselves.

[clausiii]

Normaly there is no AiR folder in the plugin folder. But there is a content folder in the application folder.