Topic: How to install to external hardrive mac os

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Replied December 20, 2019 at 00:38 #2522875

spitakiss
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Also is there a way to use the external drive for the sounds etc?

Replied December 20, 2019 at 01:08 #2522889

Gert van Duinen
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As you search the forum you will notice this is the most asked question. Just buy a big *ss (external) SSD drive and install everything from the SD3 install manager. Personally I’d get a an external 2TB SSD drive and run all the sound packs from there.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.5
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

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Replied December 20, 2019 at 02:43 #2522922

spitakiss
Participant

thanks man I will browse around. I have a 2 tb lacie external hardrive. is there any way to make that work?

Replied December 20, 2019 at 02:58 #2522925

Brad
Participant

You can install the sound library to an external drive, but the plug-in and product (which has a relatively small foot print) needs to be installed on your system drive.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.5
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)
Mac Studio M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 12.x/13.x and Windows 10 (VM)
DAW: Studio One Pro (always up to date)
DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)

Replied December 20, 2019 at 11:25 #2523106

Olof Hermansson
Moderator

spitakiss wrote:

Hello there. Just bought SD3, and I was hoping I could download to an external drive. However I got the message that the main software has to be downloaded on OS. Currently trying to install everything but keep getting “a folder could not be created” error. What am I doing wrong? Thank you in advance

Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Note that downloading (the installer packages) and installing are different things. Your download location does not need to be where you want the products to be installed, in fact it’s recommended to at least use a separate folder for Product Manager downloads and that you don’t install anything anywhere inside that folder.

The error “a folder could not be created” sounds like something you can get in Product Manager when trying to download a Superior Drummer sound library and it usually means that your download location (set in Product Manager Preferences) is a folder that is not writable, i.e., it does not have good permissions for being a Product Manager download folder.

Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
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Replied December 30, 2023 at 00:25 #3196135

anastasios ioannou
Participant

Actually, if there was an easy way to install libraries to external drive – you people would make a video to demonstrate that .

But that’s not the case, that’s why I have two keep reading lies.

Wish I ve never bought nothing from you.

Replied December 30, 2023 at 01:31 #3196161

Brad
Participant

anastasios ioannou wrote:

Actually, if there was an easy way to install libraries to external drive – you people would make a video to demonstrate that .

But that’s not the case, that’s why I have two keep reading lies.

Wish I ve never bought nothing from you.

Actually you select the “browse” selector when you install the sample library and navigate to the drive and folder you want to install to.

So what’s got you all bunged up. Let’s see if we can walk through the issue.

What is your host? Windows or Mac?

Have you installed Product Manager to your host.

Have you installed the software (Superior Drummer 3)?

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)
Mac Studio M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 12.x/13.x and Windows 10 (VM)
DAW: Studio One Pro (always up to date)
DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)

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Replied March 29, 2024 at 05:48 #3233360

dr_john507
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Hi Brad! I believe you are saying is to create a folder? Or is there going to be a SD3 folder ready to send product to.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)

Replied March 29, 2024 at 18:00 #3233580

Brad
Participant

dr_john507 wrote:

Hi Brad! I believe you are saying is to create a folder? Or is there going to be a SD3 folder ready to send product to.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)

If you are going to do a custom install to an external drive, Mac finder and Windows File Explorer will both let you create a folder to install your SDXs to. The custom install process calls Finder or File Explorer based on host type.

For example, one of my external drives, there are folders for UVI, Sonuscore, Gforce, and Superior Drummer. Allowing me to install sample libraries accordingly. The SDX installer will, of course, create a folder for SDX itself.

If you are performing a standard install the main folders and sub folders will all be done for you.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6
Operating system: macOS Sonoma (14)
Mac Studio M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 1TB Drive, OSX 12.x/13.x and Windows 10 (VM)
DAW: Studio One Pro (always up to date)
DTX Express III (Extreme triggers), Nektar LX88
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4 X 1TB Sata SSD), Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB M.2 SSD), Envoy Express (1TB M.2 SSD)
Presonus Quantum, Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128, BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)
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