Using an external ssd drive

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2017/12/11 19:37:26 (permalink)

Using an external ssd drive

I was wondering if it is possible to run sample libraries and sonar, or any other DAW, from an external drive.
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    tenfoot
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    Re: Using an external ssd drive 2017/12/12 12:16:00 (permalink)
    Sure is. I run my sample library and wave directory on External Usb 3 drives without issue. Sonar itself is installed on the system drive.

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    Re: Using an external ssd drive 2017/12/12 13:07:48 (permalink)
    I believe Sonar needs to be on the same drive as the OS (not all of it) the main .exe, exc.
    In order to run Sonar exclusively from an external SSD/HDD or Thumb drive, you would need a portable version.
    The registry entries that Sonar installs need to be on the main OS along with the Sonars executable.
     
     

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    Re: Using an external ssd drive 2017/12/12 13:22:36 (permalink)
    I have used an external SSD and spinner, USB 3.0 and USB C, (WD My Passport) as a second drive on my previous laptop for working on project files and it worked really well with a big performance improvement. The SSD would get blazing hot though. I've since bought a new, more powerful laptop with dual drives so I only use the external drives as a backup.
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    Re: Using an external ssd drive 2017/12/12 16:29:19 (permalink)
    Thank you everyone for your replies.
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