Rampus Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hi all, I just recently switched from PC to mac, and at the same time I bought Logic Studio. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem: A lot of the times when I start Logic, I have to re-enter the serial number. What's up with that? At first, I thought it might be because I had installed some 3rd party plugins, but it's not. It seems totally random. Sometimes Logic just starts - other times I have to re-authorize. Is there a way around this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 You didn't move the app to another folder by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampus Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 No, I haven't done anything with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Move the following files to the desktop: Library/Application Support/Pro Apps/Logic Studio System ID Library/Application Support/Pro Apps/ProAppsSystemID Restart the computer and open Logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampus Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ok, I can do that, but wouldn't that just trigger yet another re-authorization? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Should be the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampus Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Thanks for the help! Being a former computer programmer though, I can't wondering why this would actually help. Does anybody have an explanation for why this would help? And why the problem occurs in the first place? Is it a common problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpleton Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Thanks for the help! Being a former computer programmer though, I can't wondering why this would actually help. Does anybody have an explanation for why this would help? And why the problem occurs in the first place? Is it a common problem? those preference files could have become corrupted, not able to properly store your authorization it's a very rare occurrence you're trouble-shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6smith Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Being a former computer programmer though, I can't wondering why this would actually help. The 'logic' behind this is that those two files (or one of them) might have become corrupted in some manner so by removing them, you are forcing Logic to create new ones which hopefully will fix the issue. It happens from time to time that preference files get corrupted. This particular issue (Unable to correctly store serial numbers) is fairly rare but not unheard of. I have been lucky enough not to have this particular issue with Logic but I have had to remove plist files (Preferences) for other programs when weird problems have occurred so the program I am having issues with, can create a new set of preferences that can sometimes cure any errant behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillo jr Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Another possibility is that there is a permissions issue with the application support folder. Check both of them, system and user's. If there is there may be a small red icon (minus sign?) attached to the folder. You can also check the folder by doing a Get Info (Command-I) and changing the permissions from the resulting window. Make sure that the admin has read & write enabled. If there is no admin for that folder, create one with the plus sign at bottom. Sometimes this kind of permission problem can be created during installs when another program is putting things in that folder. I don't know exactly what triggers it. If this is not the problem, I'd go with the previous advice above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampus Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks for all the help/suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonMusic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I just got a Mac and Logic Pro 9 and mine has been doing this too.....I don't re-enter the number though....Just close it out and relaunch the program..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampus Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 I just got a Mac and Logic Pro 9 and mine has been doing this too.....I don't re-enter the number though....Just close it out and relaunch the program..... For me, that only works some of the times. Other times, it just won't launch without re-entering the serial. But I'm glad to see I'm not alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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