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Lost install
Recently i upgraded my mac to el captian. I was running pt 8.*
I do not have a restore point for this mac. Protools will not start. My question is: Is there a file on the mac that contains all my protools configuration settings? I need to reinstall an older version of os and i believe that this new install will wipe out all files on the mac. Thanks, Steve. |
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Re: Lost install
I'm pretty sure you cannot be beyond OS 10.6.8 when running PT8LE or HD
I stayed on Snow Leopard for years because of this. You really need to look into compatibility before making updates/upgrades. And also REALLY bad idea to do it without having a time machine backup or some other backup form.
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Mac Pro '09 - 5,1 - Dual Hex Core X5680 3.33 ghz CPU - 48GB RAM 970EVO 500GB (10.13.6) - 1TB WD Black HDD (Samples) - 6TB Toshiba HDD (Backups) - 500GB Glyph GT050Q (Legacy sessions & backups) - 3TB Glyph Studio (Main audio/sessions) HD5770 GPU OSX 10.13.6 - Pro Tools 2018.12 - Presonus Studio 192 / Digi 003 Rack+ Focusrite Clarett OctoPre - AKG HPE6 - DBX160A - WA76 |
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Re: Lost install
For getting an actual suggestion you will need to provide more info on your system, you mentioned literally nothing other than El Capitan OS and PT8 (PT8.what? LE? HD? )
That will help for suggestions but you likely will need to get all your current files saved onto a separate hard drive. Then you will need to bust out the OS system disk, likely Snow Leopard, and wipe your system hard drive with a reformat and reinstall the proper OS for PT8.X. Then reinstall PT8.X, and all associated apps and software you need to get back on your machine. Then good luck trying to migrate files from an El Capitan save to an earlier OS version. You may have better luck just doing this by simply copying and pasting rather than using apples migration assistant. You likely just learned the hard way why it is important to keep a working backup of your system. It saves you from countless headaches in these situations
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Mac Pro '09 - 5,1 - Dual Hex Core X5680 3.33 ghz CPU - 48GB RAM 970EVO 500GB (10.13.6) - 1TB WD Black HDD (Samples) - 6TB Toshiba HDD (Backups) - 500GB Glyph GT050Q (Legacy sessions & backups) - 3TB Glyph Studio (Main audio/sessions) HD5770 GPU OSX 10.13.6 - Pro Tools 2018.12 - Presonus Studio 192 / Digi 003 Rack+ Focusrite Clarett OctoPre - AKG HPE6 - DBX160A - WA76 |
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Re: Lost install
Yes i understand how screwed i am.
I'm reinstalling snow leopard and PT. I have preserved all my file on a external hd. My question is this: Is there a file on the mac that contains all my protools configuration settings? Thanks, Steve. |
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Re: Lost install
not that I am aware of. out of curiosity, what PT configuration settings are you referring to?
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Mac Pro '09 - 5,1 - Dual Hex Core X5680 3.33 ghz CPU - 48GB RAM 970EVO 500GB (10.13.6) - 1TB WD Black HDD (Samples) - 6TB Toshiba HDD (Backups) - 500GB Glyph GT050Q (Legacy sessions & backups) - 3TB Glyph Studio (Main audio/sessions) HD5770 GPU OSX 10.13.6 - Pro Tools 2018.12 - Presonus Studio 192 / Digi 003 Rack+ Focusrite Clarett OctoPre - AKG HPE6 - DBX160A - WA76 |
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Re: Lost install
Quote:
Collectively, those are your settings.
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Jonathan S. Abrams, CEA, CEV, CBNT Apple Certified - Technical Coordinator (v10.5), Support Professional (v10.6 through v10.10) |
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Re: Lost install
Hardware settings, Playback settings, Channel mapping...
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Re: Lost install
Probably faster and easier to just redo them.
I can rebuild my entire boot partition (from install of OS to working in PT) in about an hour since I do it so often during testing. I have it all documented with logins, passwords, instructions, etc in a text document. Super helpful and fast. |
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