I just installed Addictive Drums. I didn't see a prompt from the installer asking where to put the drum samples. Now I'm looking all over the place trying to find them. What is the default directory for the samples? I had meant to load the samples onto my dedicated drive for samples but did not get the option.
 

Try C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums\Sound Data\Factory Sound Data. It appears to be a single monolith file which includes all of the samples. I had the same confusion when I installed it. You can go back into the XLN Installer and select the "advanced" tab if you want to choose a new path for the installation. That's what I did and it moved everything to my sample drive. However there does not appear to be a way of separating the samples from the application installation, so EVERYTHING is going to get moved to the new location, including the application itself. This is pretty lame IMO - pretty much every other sample based instrument I've ever installed has included the option to place the samples in a separate location from the program data. 

Hmm ... Ok thanks Sharke -- Yes that does seem like a unreasonable limitation. I briefly ran the standalone Addictive Drums application and looked for a samples directory setting in there, but saw none. Maybe there's a register tweak or something that can accomplish this.

what i wound up doing was this:
navigate in windows explorer to C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums
cut the folder "Sound Data"
make a folder in my sample location called "Addictive Drums"
open that folder and paste the Sound Data folder into it
open a command prompt in administrator mode
go to the "C:\Program Files (x86)\XLN Audio\Addictive Drums" folder
type mklink /d "Sound Data" "<mysamplepath>/Addictive Drums/Sound Data"
 
this creates a symbolic link to the moved sound data folder so windows "thinks" it's still in the same place
this is by far the easiest way to move directories and requires no registry edits.
 
HTH,

ok cool Swamptooth -- I'll try the link trick.

cool. let me know how it works out.  i started doing this because some programs with additional libraries that you can install sometimes overwrite registry keys to the original value, screwing up any changes you made.

Swamptooth -- The link worked! Thanks much!

awesome!  i always try to persuade people not to edit their registries.  too many headaches! remember the trick and pass it along in the forum! :D

going back into the installer is a lot easier and requires no registry editing.  AD will move all your files for you.

@dub - the reason i prefer this method is because of installers that dont allow sample location changes during installation. Following this kind of practice ensures consistency on a system and also allows data to be moved again for whatever reason without running the installer again.