I have Sonar Platinum with that new command center thing and a TON of instruments and sample libraries etc.
 
Its like ~20 GB or so in total.  I'd absolutely hate to have to download it all again, just to get it onto my new computer system...
 
 
Is there any method or function to facilitate that?
 
Any advice is much appreciated  :)

It's not only to copy the libraries.
You have to install Dynamic Link Librairies (dll-files) to the windows system.
Entries must be written in the Windows registry.
dll-files must be registered in the System (regsvr32.exe & regsvr64.exe)
Many programs will otherwise no longer work then.
I always advise to a clean installation.

Hi
Re-Ghost your whole drive If you have Norton Ghost.
 
There is  also Is a free program called Aomei backupper.(google it )
This will Back up Windows and everything on your drive
You have to make a boot disc which is In Instructions.
Once you have saved to a Back up to whatever program you use,restart your new computer with boot disc In ,press f12 or whatever boots the disc up and press any key after prompt.You only get about 5 seconds to do it,so just keep tapping the keys. and that will take you to a screen and prompts you to load the backup.Once that has been achieved everything should be hunkydory!!! It takes up to three hours If you have a load of stuff .have to be patient with It.
 
All the best
john

THambrecht
I always advise to a clean installation.

Ditto, you can do the ghost method and cross your fingers, but nothing beats a clean installation.
Check your CCC downloads folder for the Cakewalk updates, you could just port it across then run CCC, that may help avoiding a download. Remember you only need the latest updates.

can you just remove the HD from the old one and pop it in the new pc? (assuming a desktop) i've done that successfully a couple of times over the years... you'll have to install new drivers for the mobo bits, and you may have to re-authorise some plugins
good luck!

pwalpwal
can you just remove the HD from the old one and pop it in the new pc? (assuming a desktop) i've done that successfully a couple of times over the years... you'll have to install new drivers for the mobo bits, and you may have to re-authorise some plugins
good luck!

If you decide to do this backup first.
It can really screw things up that way if you don't remove your drivers first (esp of note hard drives can BSOD on boot Windows if your PC is connecting via a different mode). Acronis will do this automatically. Still recommend a clean build if you are concerned about stability and performance.

while a clean build is definitely the best way to go, i never had any trouble as i described, in fact i haven't seen a bsod for maybe 10 years now, and i'm a crazy guy who uses asio4all

I agree with the clean install method. Just suck it up and put aside a day or so to bring your new computer up to scratch with all the downloads you will have to do. You may, however, be able to copy some of the install files from the CCC downloads folder, and this will bring the download load down (see what I did there). I don't know how well this would work, maybe some else (maybe a baker) would know if this method is viable.

Yes, install C3 and copy the files to the download area. When installing SONAR, C3 will detect the files in the download cache, verify they are good and use them instead of downloading them again from the Cakewalk servers.

You can also clone your drive to a new drive to use in the new PC.

That being said...I SAVE EVERY DOWNLOAD FROM EVERY SOURCE.

That way, if I do have to re-install, I just go to my storage drive and find 
the installer..