"The download of essential sounds and settings failed."

[Thommie]

By using Logic's once very useful 'Relocate Sound Library' option 😅

[David Nahmani]

17 minutes ago, Thommie said:

By using Logic's once very useful 'Relocate Sound Library' option 😅

Ok I was just checking, so that's the right way to do it and obviously you shouldn't experience what you're describing then. Sorry to hear! 😢

[des99]

4 hours ago, Thommie said:

Did some more digging, and it seems my exteral drive should be formatted as APFS (it's now Mac OS Journaled, which was never a problem).

This shouldn't be a problem, and nor should you have to reformat an HFS+ drive to APFS.

What information told you an external drive with Logic's sound content on must be APFS?

[Thommie]

I found this info in the "Apple Logic Pro X Users Group" on Facebook. Large group, full of useful info.
Have not tried this one yet though.

[des99]

I have had Logic's content on HFS+ drives for years, with zero problems, Logic itself should be agnostic to underlying drive formats, as long as they are properly supported by macOS of course (so no FAT32 drives and such!)

I'd be interested to know the technical reason they gave this advice... otherwise I suspect it's probably just anecdata.

Edited October 6, 2022 by des99

[David Nahmani]

Indeed HFS+ a.k.a. Mac OS Extended is supported by Logic Pro. Apple states: 

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Format hard disks, flash drives, or other storage devices used with Logic Pro in the APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.

Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203930

[davidvegga]

I'm using Mac Os Monterrey version 12.6.1 and my logic pro wont download the essencial library. it asks for my password to install and says there is an internet connection problem ayt the end of the downloading process. Is there any fix for this issue?? Its driving me crazy. Thanks

[LootchMagootch]

Hello,

Was having the same issue with logic 10.7.2 on Monterrey.

After reading this thread I tried going into garageband and installing essential sounds manually within the app. It seems to be working and translating to logic for now. 

Will carry on tomorrow but this may solve the bare essentials, maybe not the full library of sounds.

 

[Marcos Ravena]

On 7/25/2022 at 4:19 PM, Eankk said:

Edit: someone commented on my post on FB community. Sadly It did not work for me. 

Sorry for resurrecting this post.
It worked pretty well to me.

Looking to the mentioned folder while trying to download and install via Logic I could see the files being generated. Then being deleted due the error.

Opened  the Logic, then it could start to download the library again.
Located the folder and copied all downloaded .pkg files to another location.
Cancelled the installation when it asked for the password to proceed
Installed manually every .pkg file.
Then I opened Logic again.

It didn't even ask me about library download.

Worked pretty well.
Thanks

[CyberWrek]

On 6/2/2022 at 5:57 AM, haywardsound said:

Has there been any solution to this? I am having the exact same problem with getting Essential Sounds installed on OS Monterey. 

Logic Pro 10.6

If you're still dealing with this issue, I may have a solution.

Download and install the trial version of Logic X Pro from Apple. I have yet to experience a problem with the installation. No sound library failures or anything. Now, without overwriting the trial version in your Applications folder, install your full version as a second instance of Logic. Open and run the full version. You should be able to access all sound libraries. If not, check the trial version to see if there are any files that need to be installed. Once that's all done, drag the trial version of Logic to your trash and get rid of it.

And there you go! It worked for me on two separate computers so far. Hope it works for you.

Edited March 13, 2023 by CyberWrek

[Thommie]

In the light of this issue that many face, I found a new topic on Facebook (in the Logic Pro Users Group) about this. Someone says to format the external SSD as APFS + GUID. No Mac OS Journaled or whatsoever, only APFS + GUID. Native Instruments has an article about it too, you can find it through the link below.

I was experiencing the issue myself again, but in a different form: my Alchemy presets decided to go missing all of a sudden. I now formatted my external SSD to APFS and put back the Library (I placed it to another drive for the time being). Everything works again. Lets hope it stays like that.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/543628065696081/permalink/6060818700643629/

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013984897-Storing-Libraries-on-an-External-Drive-for-both-Mac-and-Windows?fbclid=IwAR0WJyZnonfoeQNnPAKk7NJtzj4xe1H8pN0rVIhHoda9A3JnrpyxNMQ0I4Y

[Req]

 

I had a similar problem on a M1 mac with Logic 10.6.1

It was downloading the .pkg files but then failing to install saying my internet is bad and deleting the downloaded files.

I have used a combination of the solutions posted above 

1. from @Eankk answer - just search for `audiocontentdownload.apple.com` in Finder (you can limit the search by navigating `/private/var/folders` first)
2. installing all packages manually once they are downloaded (don’t click on Logic’s installation pop-up window once they are downloaded as it will delete them) - a tip: if you have lots of packages you can select all of them and hit CMD+o for a retro WinXP experience  😄 
3. If after restarting Logic still tries complains about missing libs you can follow this trick:
  a. open Disk Utility and add a new partition to your main ssd e. g. APPLE SSD -> Container disc -> temp
  b. in Logic -> Sound Library -> Relocate Library to a newly created disk
  c. once all went well you can relocate it back to yr main APPLE SSD -> Container disc -> Macintosh HD and delete the temp partition