Current step to reinstall EZ Products without re-downloading existing libraries

[Bruce McDonald]

Just about to rebuild the DAW for the first time in 3 years and after a quick “test” run last week – I see the process for reinstalling EZ instruments is getting a bit easier.

I was able to simply install the latest updates for EZD3 and EZK2 via Product Manager – then fire each of these up in standalone mode – and see that I now a nice dialog asking where to find the content – so I point to my L drive (Libraries) and I am good to go.

BUT – EZ Bass – does not behave like these other two and I want to know why – and what the best course of action is here.

I understand that of these three instruments – EZBass is the oldest (2020) but if I try and just install the latest EZBass update (v1.1.8) – PM goes into some strange flex about versioning being out of date and you have to install this before that – etc etc.

Does anyone know the most efficient way to reinstall EZBass if I already have ALL my libraries on another drive – AND these libraries were previously used with EZBass v1.1.8 as late as Dec 20, 2023?

Appreciate any intel from the field.

Cheers!

B

Operating system: Windows 10

• This topic was modified 3 months ago by Bruce McDonald.

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[growthstarboard]

Do you have a solution? In the event that my libraries are already on another disk, how can I reinstall EZBass?

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[fossile]

just point the content path to your existing content rather than the default. for relocating the content (and checking) see this FAQ for moving libraries for all product:
https://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-do-i-move-my-sound-libraries-expansions-to-an-external-drive/

on my system some app i use their content location settings, and others i use directory junction for mapping to allow me to put all the content on a “content” drive.

Operating system: Windows 11

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[Bruce McDonald]

fossile wrote:

just point the content path to your existing content rather than the default. for relocating the content (and checking) see this FAQ for moving libraries for all product:
https://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-do-i-move-my-sound-libraries-expansions-to-an-external-drive/

on my system some app i use their content location settings, and others i use directory junction for mapping to allow me to put all the content on a “content” drive.

Operating system: Windows 11

This works fine for EZKeys and EZDrummer – but does not for EZBass. You can see in my first post where this goes. It is not clean nor logical nor anything like the other two.

Hopefully something that Toontrack is looking into as this process is not good at all when users want to reinstall or move libraries.

B

[fossile]

so when you try to reinstall EZB, it tries to use your L drive or your C drive? my understanding (because i’ve always installed in my content drive from the start) is, if you move the C drive content to (say) your L drive, then starting EZB will ask where the content is. presumably the re-install will fix the program issues, and if you have existing content in L, then make sure to remove the C drive (if it goes there) content to force the change of path. yes, not pretty but easy enough imho. https://www.toontrack.com/manual/ezbass/9/#9-7-the-ezbass-content-on-your-file-system

Operating system: Windows 11

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[Bruce McDonald]

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The first (and primary) issue – is that I want to install EZBass v1.1.8 ONLY for a new install. Not EZBass 1.0.0 and then have to mess around adding more updates and more hassle.

It is this exact step forced by Product Manager that results in the installer routine forcing me to install the EZBass “content” all over again – when it is already present.

It is a complete waste of time and presumably is overwriting files that are already known to be good. I did not ask for (or need) a content reinstall if the content is already there. Again – this is the exact opposite of EZKeys2 and EZD3. They do NOT ask to reinstall anything.

Just want to have Product Manager allow me to directly install EZBass v 1.1.8 (or whatever is the latest), launch it standalone, then wait for it to tell me it cannot find it’s sound content, point it to my L drive and we are golden. Should take less than a minute.

This is exactly what I do with EZD3 and EZKeys. No side installs or weird errors about needing a “prior” version before attempting to install this version – nothing like that.

B

Operating system: Windows 10

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[John]

Hi Bruce,

this is what I just did on a Win11 PC with no prior EZbass installation:

Ran the Product Manager application and browsed to my EZbass product.

Clicked ‘Show Details’ and then the gray ‘Download’ button next to the 1.1.8 software update.

After it downloaded, I clicked the small menu to the right of the ‘Download’ button and then ‘Show in Explorer’.

Then I un-zipped the archive and ran the ‘EZbass Software Updater’.

Next I Authorised EZbass and when launched, it asked me for the location of my EZbass libraries.

I hope this helps,

John

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Technical Advisor

[Bruce McDonald]

John wrote:

Hi Bruce,

this is what I just did on a Win11 PC with no prior EZbass installation:

Ran the Product Manager application and browsed to my EZbass product.

Clicked ‘Show Details’ and then the gray ‘Download’ button next to the 1.1.8 software update.

After it downloaded, I clicked the small menu to the right of the ‘Download’ button and then ‘Show in Explorer’.

Then I un-zipped the archive and ran the ‘EZbass Software Updater’.

Next I Authorised EZbass and when launched, it asked me for the location of my EZbass libraries.

I hope this helps,

John

John

Thanks for the update – but that is markedly different that what I saw if one follows the prompts from Product Manager as their guide

I mean what mortal user would ever know to do the “Show In Explorer, unzip the archive, run the updater manually” steps?

That sounds like insider intel that only a TT Tech Advisor would know 🙂 But thank you for sharing!

FWIW: Your success with EZBass and these custom steps are exactly what EZD3 and EZK2 allow us do VIA Product Manager – without any custom steps.

Would be nice to inform whoever manages Product Manager to allow EZBass to behave the same as these other two in a reinstall situation with existing content.

Cheers

B

• This post was modified 1 month ago by Bruce McDonald.

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