Was wondering where the BandLab app downloads the updates since I'm running low on my SSD drive.  The older incarnation of Sonar had a location where updates were downloaded and they could be moved to an external drive or deleted.  I'm hoping to do this with the new BandLab versions.  Anybody know?

 

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I just upgraded my SSD to a larger size, so I have time before this becomes a problem again.
 
It probably wouldn't be too difficult to locate on our own, but I'm no above letting someone do the research for me :)

The process *currently* deletes the install files after installing (given it's 1/2GB, I think this is poor practice), but it's stored in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\bandlab-assistant\Downloads

KPerry
The process *currently* deletes the install files after installing (given it's 1/2GB, I think this is poor practice), but it's stored in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\bandlab-assistant\Downloads

Well that explains my problem as I was needing to copy the installer to my portable drive to take it home as I cannot download there. So as said by a few others, I guess you are hooped unless you have good internet. Free, but only too some. 

Thanks for the useful information, KPerry.  I guess with that architecture, I won't have to worry about download accumulations, although as Cactus pointed out, it would be a nice option to have it deleted or to retain it somewhere.

If running low on space, "TreeSize - Free" is a nice utility to see how your drive is allocated. For larger directories that do not get used frequently, moving those to a second drive and creating junctions will regain space if you are able to do so.

IMHO using the AppData directory for huge downloads isn't such a good idea. These days many of us have SSDs for the C: drive, and those get worn out faster when constantly writing large files. There's a reason why the life span of SSDs is usually given in TBW - Total Bytes Written. Deleting the files afterwards doesn't help.
 
It would be better to use the "official" Downloads folder, as this can (and should) be relocated to a different drive.

digimidi
Was wondering where the BandLab app downloads the updates since I'm running low on my SSD drive.  The older incarnation of Sonar had a location where updates were downloaded and they could be moved to an external drive or deleted.  I'm hoping to do this with the new BandLab versions.  Anybody know?

 

 
So what's the size of your current SSD, and which OS are you using?
 
I would definitely be imaging my drive and moving to a larger capacity SSD.  Sweet & Simple.
 
 

Using a 500 GB Samsung drive, but thinking about upgrading to a 1 TB drive.  I do a lot of audio, video and photo editing as well as a lot of virtual instruments that gobble up space on C drive.

KPerry
The process *currently* deletes the install files after installing (given it's 1/2GB, I think this is poor practice), but it's stored in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\bandlab-assistant\Downloads

Also, take note that "app data" is a hidden folder, at least on my system.
 
John B.