Cakewalk Command Center option to download only

I am one of those users that needs to download on a different computer than I will run the software. I know that I can download things one at a time from the store and then copy them to my DAW however......
 
I think it would be a great addition to the command center if there was an option to download without installing.
 
I like the download manager concept but having the ability to separate the 2 parts of the process (download and install) would give additional control to the user during the process. Also for users like me I can setup the Command center to download all the files I need and benefit from it download manager process.
 
Anyone else see this as a helpful idea?
 
Edited to change the thread title to better describe suggestion.

Hi Tom,
 
Actually, you can do just a download.  If you go to the default download folder:  C:\ProgramData\Cakewalk\Command Center\Downloads.  (You can, however, change that folder location to any one you want by going to the Settings cog and changing the Download Path under the Comman Center sention (at the bottom of the window).)  Just watch the download process with both folder window and 3C open and make sure all downloads have been verified.  Once done and before installation begins, click Cancel in the 3C to exit installation.  That's the way I've done it.
 
Kind regards,
 
Living Room Rocker
 
 

The Installer should NOT EVER DELETE the DL'ed files. It sounds like this is default behavior, and needs to get fixed or at least have an option to not do so!! This is my first dance with C3.
 
New updates should be named appropriately with a date and/or version info, if needed. My ISP is really lousy, so I don't want to have to deal with DL'ing the files again if something happens.
 
Not to hijack, but I just started the C3 for my SonarPro DL's and then wondered where they were getting put. My C: drv is a small SSD (120GB). I certainly don't use my SSD for temp DL storage in any event, even if W8.1 seems to thinK 'Progam Data' needs to be on 'C:'. I ended up aborting the install, re-configuring the paths and re-starting. I know that I should have done the config first.  In hindsight, I am a bit surprised that the defaults weren't setup from a user dialog upon initial installation rather than using some 'defaults'. It took a while to 'see' the 'cog' and of course, the installation needs to get aborted to update them. It may be a common icon, but what it has to do with 'Settings' is beyond me.
 
The existing DL'ed files from a partial install don't get transferred to the new directory either. So, interruptions require starting over as well. If I spend time DL'ing then I want the files to persist after the installation. Particularly, since the C3 doesn't appear to be too smart about the whole DL process. I always keep my DL installation files on a different drive than the DAW drive anyway, so I completely agree with the OP.
 

My connection failed 3 times during the DL. Usually, I never seen a connection failure so that was odd. C3 seemed to resume from where it stopped, though it may have just restarted the file it was currently working on after validating the other existing ones. But, it did leave the installers intact. I didn't much like how it then just went right into the installation. Your request for just a DL without an install remains valid and I'd prefer it as well. I seem to remember reading that the C3 is optional (at least for now) and files can be DL'ed manually which is something I'll be looking into next week. A FireFox DownThemAll may just be easier.
 
 
I usually move the install files to an external USB BU drive for safe keeping, but I suspect that may be an issue for C3 and I'll need to keep the DL's intact for it to inspect every time it starts. I really doubt that updates will be done by patches to existing install files and expect to just see the component file get a new update and replace the old file. This would be a good reason to have the old installer's around, just in case one needs to step back in time. It happens.

Thanks Guys. If you like the idea go to the forst post and use the stars to rate its importance. I think that is what Cake is going to use to judge the popularity of the idea.
 
Thanks
 

My situation is slightly different but related. My home studio is in another building without Internet access (computer there is JUST for music recording). I just bought Sonar and thought I was downloading a master file I could then copy to a mobile drive or DVD but it installed it on my home PC. Now how will I get it installed on the right computer? Yes I know there can be on only one and have no issue with uninstalling it on my house pc. Surely there must be a simple way and I am not the only person in this situation. I tend to rush a bit sometimes and could have easily missed an instruction or 3 at some point doing the download. I would have bought a boxed copy had I known.

That's for the reply, and all GOOD to know BUT my problem is how to install it on my music (a desktop) computer that has no internet access, that is my bigger issue, I could go out there, unplug everything, carry it into my house, log on to the Internet and do it like that...but what a PITA! I'ld like a disk...or a file to put on a disk or Mobil drive...

Also, after sneakering the files to your studio and installing them you will need to do the manual registration.
 
Try looking here
C:\ProgramData\Cakewalk\Command Center\Downloads
 
If you hadn't downloaded already you could login and go here...
https://www.cakewalk.com/My-Account/Products
and then you can download the files without installing.
 
Offline registration instructions
https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013384/SONAR-Platinum-Professional-Artist-Offline-Authorization