Re: What is default location for 'Audio Library' files?
2015/02/28 15:26:36
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How do I point to the 'current' working Cakewalk Content data dir for a feature install/update?
I finished the Help/Tutorial DL/Upate. It pretty much did the same thing, but differently. The installer arbitrarily jumped into its install and blindly began depositing files for the update in my 'E:/Cakewalk Content' and children. Watching the installer, it did show where files were getting sent (though usually with an abbreviated path). It used the same parent as for the AudioLib install. But this time, it chose one of 2 subdirs with content files and put them there. If I hadn't been watching, I wouldn't know where the updated tutorial files went.
Maybe some wild card search for other Content dirs is being made, but something is pointing these installers at the Content dir on my external drive (which is good), but not the subdir in the Content dir for that install. No, choices available either. Even sorting out what is being installed, much less where is difficult. Granted, the idea is to make all this seamless and transparent to the user is the goal. However, the installer is making some very bad choices and needs help.
And, of course, it is NOT where I would like them. Now I'm having to wonder if I can just 'move' them, but am quite wary about this as there seem to be a lot of 'hidden' links/pointers/etc that would probably get broken. Plus, future updates/un-install, etc would all fail as well.
I'm even ready to use a single Content dir at this point, but expect trouble sharing between an X1-Studio_32b and the 'formal' SPro64 bit installs and have tried to keep them separate. At least the registry entries for the pref folders for X1 and SPro appear to remain separate. I'd like to keep a 32b install (if X1 then so be it) since most all of my instruments/FX are 32b and I don't need to bridge them.
It sure would be nice if these installers generated log files about what registry entries they use for defaults and what files get manipulated (with full path names).