Hey guys it's been awhile since I have posted. So it's good to be back! Haha. My computer just crashed therefore causing me to upgrade my hard drive so I took the opportunity to upgrade from x2 pro to x3 pro. I do not have any versions of sonar on my computer right now. So when I install x3 do I have to install all the update or just the newest one? Thanks in advance.

Just install Sonar X3, then X3E patch and then perform a full VST Reset.
Cheers

Install the dowload files or DVDs, then download and apply the X3e patch. X3e is a cumulative update.

Cool thanks, much appreciated

I bought X3 directly from Cakewalk and downloaded it. When I checked for updates, it stated I had the newest version. HOWEVER, once I read the forums, I found out there was an X3e patch. Not sure why the updater didn't catch it, but I patched it before kicking off the musical adventure.

The patch updater won't check if there is a later version than what you are trying to install as far as I know. It merely compares itself with what you already have installed. One of these days we might get automatic updates... until then the forums are your friend :) Cheers...

Yeppers! 

Hi guys. I'm a novice at this.
I too upgraded to X3 Producer and installed everything on my new PC on the C: drive.
I noticed that the install chewed up most of my hard drive, 60 gig left. The C: drive is small,
probably meant for just windows 8 , total size about 160 gig.
Can I reinstall X3 producer on my D: drive ? It's about 2 Tara bites.
Any negative issued with a D: drive install ?
 
Thanks

It is best to leave the SONAR installation on the C drive, using the D drive for projects and audio data but it is possible to free up quite a bit of space. About half of the the disk space of the install was consumed by the "Cakewalk Content" directory and the Dimension Pro multisamples. These pieces can be relocated without reinstalling.
 
Move the "Cakewalk Content" folder where ever you wish and update the entries in Preferences > File > Folder Locations. This is the easiest way to get back about 25% of the space consumed by the X3 Producer install.
 
Move the multisamples folder for Dimension Pro. The multisamples folder for Dimension Pro is located in "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro\Multisamples" or "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk(x86)\Dimension Pro\Multisamples" (in the case of a 32bit installation) directory. After moving the folder, Dimension Pro needs to be made aware of the change. This can be done in one of two ways, either using the DOS mklink command or a registry edit.
 
Method 1 - the mklink command
At the cmd prompt the syntax of the command would be
   mklink /j linkname actualpath
For example if the multisample directory was moved from "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro\Multisamples" to "C:\Dimension Pro\Multisamples" the command would be
   mklink /j "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro\Multisamples" "C:\Dimension Pro\Multisamples"
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Method 2 - registry edit
The "Multisamples Folder" key needs the path to the Multisamples folder. For example the default 64bit location is "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro\Multisamples" the "Multisample Folder" entry would be "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro"
 
The "Multisamples Folder" key could be in two locations:
The 64bit location is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\dp
The 32bit location is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Cakewalk Music Software\dp
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The installation footprint can be slimmed down even more by moving all the sample based content. Here is a thread detailing all the registry changes from http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2673527. It is possible to use mklink instead of registry edits for these changes too.

There shouldn't be. In that scenario I would create a separate partition on your 2tb just for applications inc Sonar and the rest for data on another partition. Its generally best to have apps on your C drive.

Cheers.