SD 3: THE PATH COULD NOT BE SET

[Danny Smith]

The SD3 files are too large for the average hard drive so I purchased an external drive for the complete installation. I keep getting the following message when trying to install to the new external drive…

Whats up with this???

THE PATH COULD NOT BE SET

THE SELECTED FOLDER IS NOT A VALID INSTALLATION OF SUPERIOE DRUM 3 LIBRARY

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.7
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

Is your external drive formatted for HFS+ or APFS? If not, you are bound to get this type of error.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[Scott Eshleman]

Have you installed any of the SD3 Basic Sound Library anywhere?
https://www.toontrack.com/faq/how-do-i-install-superior-drummer-3-from-a-download/

Also. you don’t say but I’m guessing that this is not an upgrade from SD2.

Check out this section of the SD3 Operation Manual
https://www.toontrack.com/manual/superior-drummer-3/9/9-3-settings-2/9-3-5-libraries-settings-tab

this section also contains some pertinent info you might want to review:
https://www.toontrack.com/manual/superior-drummer-3/1/1-2-core-sound-library-hard-drive-optional-purchase

[Olof Hermansson]

Hi Danny,

You’re using a function for locating an already installed library. From what you’re saying, you have not installed it yet. PM (Product Manager) shows that you haven’t even downloaded it (the installer for the library).

So, first set a download location in Preferences. This is not a SD3-specific location and does not have to be on the same disk as as where you want the library installed. It should be a folder that does not and will not contain anything else but PM downloads, i.e., temporary installer files. I’d recommend either using the default location or to create a folder named “Toontrack Downloads” on an external disk.

Then click Download Product in PM. When it’s downloaded, click Install Product. In the installer, you’ll get to choose where you want to install the library. This is where you select its final destination on the external disk.

(The installers for parts 2-5 will not ask for install location, they will install where part 1 is installed.)

Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder

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