composerguy78 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I am eager to upgrade my mac pro and I am wondering if there is a way to avoid having to download and install all my (third party) AU & VST plugins from scratch? Has anyone had any success transferring them somehow? Possibly using migration assistant? I would greatly appreciate any tips as that is something I am really not looking forward to! Thx Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarEternal Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I have this same question. I have ordered my new machine and I want the most transparent changeover possible. Literally if the new machine actually doesn't know its a new machine would be best..Haha, except for knowing it has more power and space etc.. The three options seem to be : 1. Migration Assistant 2. Start new machine from a Time Machine backup on an External Drive 3. Old machine cloned into a complete image inclusive of booting everything. Using CCC ? I know nothing about option 3 by the way. My biggest concern is losing plugins, losing projects and sample folders in the library for EXS, Trilllian, Superior Drummer, and losing songs/projects themselves. I don't want to have to download a terabyte of Apple content either. Or contact a number of plugin companies for new licenses waiting and pleading with people on email over different timezones.. Felix is probably the same but this machine change happens for me each 6 years and I am dreading it.. !!, I see many posts about this, but they are all significantly long enough ago to not be relevant. Has anyone done this recently?? Cheers SE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Reinstalling from time to time is not a bad idea tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I would recommend reinstalling everything from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustmedia Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Reinstalling from scratch... have fun If you have a clone from your system disc, you can clone the whole disc to the new computer. But I wouldn't recommend that, if the OS on the clone is an "old" one. For example cloning a OS 10.7 with Logic 8 or so to a brand new Mac. This could raise issues. I clone discs, but I make sure that the destination can handle the OS. I use Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC). It worked very well, when I cloned my iMac 2012 to my MacPro 2009. It was with Yosemite, or El Cap. And I have almost 400 plugins After that you still may need to re-authorize some plugins. So plan ahead and deauthorize them before you start cloning, otherwise you will loose license, respectively you may need to contact the support of that plugin. I had to do that BTW: Deauthorizing plugins must be also done, when installing from scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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