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Old 08-01-2008, 06:27 AM
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Should I be installing my plugins on my external drive or my system drive?

I think BFD recommends installing to the external firewire drive.

Is this best in most or all cases?

Also, when I upgrade to 7.4, will I have to re-install all my plugins?
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Old 08-01-2008, 08:15 AM
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Should I be installing my plugins on my external drive or my system drive?
You should be installing the plugins themselves to the system drive.
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I think BFD recommends installing to the external firewire drive.
Nope. Read it carefully; is recommends installing the samples to a separate drive, not the plugin.
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Is this best in most or all cases?
For Pro Tools (and actually, any other audio apps, IMHO) you should be installing all plugins to the system drive. Samples? Separate drive, but the plugins should be on the system drive.
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Also, when I upgrade to 7.4, will I have to re-install all my plugins?
Re-install? You shouldn't have to. Update to the latest version? Highly recommended.
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Old 08-01-2008, 09:13 AM
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I have Windows, Pro Tools and Plug Ins on Drive 1
Audio on Drives 2 and 3
Samples on Drive 4
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