Please, Help me. I installed X3 Producer, but only 7 GB of SSD space was used, not 20 GB.

Can somebody help me by asking specific questions to see if everything installed correctly?  Like, "for Dimension Pro you should see this (or these) named files (just to name 1 or 2) in this folder."  "For Rapture full installation you should see this (or these) files in this particular folder."  "The total sample content for XLN drummer should amount to so many GB and be located in "this" folder," etc, etc.  Can somebody do this for me?

Please!?!
 
My Used space on my SSD was 36 GB before Sonar X3 Producer installation, and after installing all the files (to my knowledge) my used space is only approaching 44 GB.
 
To my knowledge, I downloaded every file I was supposed to and allowed Sonar's installation program do all its defaults, with all the components (all checked on) to the folders it recommended.  All the .exe files were located in the same folder on my D:\ when I began the installation.  I then installed Dimension Pro with its expansion packs (I believe), Rapture, Melodyne, XLN drummer.
 
But something just does not seem right.  I have used the very powerful program "Search Everything" to look for key words on my computer to see if somehow I can find these programs and it seems like references exist for them all, but the content folders seem very thin.  I've read in the User Guide that some of the Session Drummer samples are approaching 1 GB.  It seems to me that all this sample content is missing, but I don't know how to verify.

Can I run certain installation files again and will Sonar alert me that those things have already been installed and stop me from doing something that is unnecessary?

Please help.

Mystic38
why not start by assuming everything installed correctly............

Thanks for that completely non-helpful remark.

I already stated that Cakewalk claims that the install should take 20GB, and mine only used 7GB.

Also, I don't know if you had Dimension Pro already before installing X3, but it is the same version with the same sounds. So it merely would have replaced your current copy, so you wouldn't see the 2Gb (or whatever size it is) from that.

Stats from my installation will do no good.
 
Are the 32bit and 64bit versions installed? If not, which version was installed?
 
If this is a default installation, detail the sizes of the folders in C:\Cakewalk and C:\Cakewalk Content. About half the size of the installation is the "Audio Library" in Cakewalk Content and the DimPro library in "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro\Multisamples".
 
The sample content for Session Drummer by default is in "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\Session Drummer\Contents\Kits".

Sorry about the C:\Cakewalk folder, this should have been "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk" the folder containing the programs and plug-ins. Cakewalk Content should also contain rx2 fies in the Loops directory.
 
64bit ony is fine. It would require two passes through the installer to get both 32bit and 64bit. Just trying to get a handle on what has been installed.
 
 Cakewalk Sound Center is a DimPro and Rapture player. It segregates content by synth source. This is not the same as installing Dimension Pro.
 
If there are no rx2 files in "C:\Cakewalk Content\Audio Library\Loops" then the "Loops and One Shots" were not installed. If there is no "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro" then Dimension Pro was not installed. This means only the 02_SONAR* files were installed, about half the full installation. The 03_Loops* and 04_Dimension* files are not installed. See the link at the bottom of http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013359/SONAR-X3-Download-Installation-Instructions for a complete list of the files to install.
 
Don't forget to also download the X3e update http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013361/SONAR-X3e-Update
 
 
 
 

Here are the size totals for all 4 main folders having to do with Sonar X3:


C:\Cakewalk\Content\   -- 2,252 MB  (Audio Library -- 1,238 MB)

C:\Cakewalk\Projects\  -- only 39 MB
 
C:\ Program Files\Cakewalk\  -- 3,176 MB
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk  -- 1,277 MB

Total = less than 6 GB
 
 
Does that not make bells & whistle alerts go off in your mind?
 

I do have 1740 rx2 files installed, 3/4 of them in the C:\Cakewalk Content\Audio Library\Loops\

The other 1/4 of them are in C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\
 
So I guess my Loops & One Shots have been installed.

Since I have some rx2 files, what do you recommend I do?
 
Can I attempt to run the 02 SONAR X3 Producer part 2.exe file (it was supposed to do this automatically and ask me if it did not find the next file) ?

Is there any danger in attempting to pick up at this stage and try installing files (even randomly)?

I did all this a couple days ago (the things you just wrote to do). I hope nothing goes wrong trying again.  

I suppose if it's a big mess, I can use System Restore point.


And I did run the X3e patch, and when I open Sonar and look at the About file, it shows X3e installed.

Scook,
 
If I did already run the 03 and 04 installers, will there be any danger in trying to run them again?

Is the software smart enough to compare what it wants to do with what is already installed on the Drive?

You also get icons to launch Dimension Pro and Rapture, so if you have those, then the installers ran.
 
Please note that to complete registration of Dim Pro you need to either launch it stand-alone with 'Run As Administrator', or insert it to the synth rack in Sonar, where Sonar was launched with 'Run As Administrator'.  Either way will work - it is a quirk of the installer for Dim Pro.
 
Sonar registration also need to occur with Sonar launched with the 'Run As Administrator' option, as well.
 
I don't recall what happens with Rapture.  If it doesn't like your registration code, then you might want to launch it again in stand-alone mode also with the 'Run As Administrator' option.
 
Bob Bone
 

That looks better. FYI, Rapture is the last plug-in installed before the 02 installer launches Melodyne so it appears the 02 files all ran to completion. Don't forget to grab the extra Rapture content mentioned in #10 above. It is not included in the X3 installers.

Thanks, have not been in St. Louis since 2nd grade. I did use Google maps once to find one of the house I lived in near Jefferson Elementary, the house was on Overbrook. Still remember the phone number, EVergreen 2-9998.
 
Backup and images are always a good idea. I also keep local copies of the installers.

+1...He's helped me out plenty of times.