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I did a search and couldn't find an answer to this. My hard drive is partitioned in a C and D drive. I installed the pro version 2015 on my D drive and all works okay but I have upgraded to the Mega Pak and I don't think I have enough space to install on the C or D drive. I would like to install it all on an external drive or Install just BIAB and Real Band on the D drive and the supporting files that take up all the space on an external drive. I have seen that BIAB offers that method with their hard drive but I have the downloaded version. If I run everything from an external drive will I have issues other than it runs slower? I want to avoid having to remove a lot of files from my D drive if possible.
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just select the custom install and connect the external HD and let it roll.
I ran from externals in the past and they worked just fine.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Cool....thanks. Any problem with deleting the old install after I get the external drive loaded?
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There are a few files such as the fonts that need to run from the primary drive. Unfortunately I don't remember seeing a list of exactly what files must remain on the primary drive so you may want to check with PG Support before uninstalling.
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pedwards, Before deleting your old install, be aware that some of the bonus tracks that come with the various releases are not always repeated. - For example, if you bought (say) a bonus 25 pak with version 2011, some of what was available in that pack could well be unique to BIAB/RB 2011.
If you've kept your original installation files, all you need do is re-install them. If not, then it's a matter of installing over the top of the existing directory. You could accomplish this by copying the original directory to your external drive before installing the latest version of the program. Hope this helps, Noel
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Yes when I contacted Live Help they told me that but since I had BIAB 13 I didn't think it was worth worrying about. I loaded everything on an external drive and it seems to work with no issues so far. Only thing I did is since I have Totsl Workstation with SampleTank, I let it install the SampleTank stuff on my computer's drive. I will say it sure took a long time to get it all installed but I think it will be worth it. I am probably getting a new computer this year and it'll make it easier to transition
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hi pedwards2932 I have biab pro for mac with 49 Pak 2015 I external hard drive installed on my ext hard drive it was working perfect brand new. I just ejected biab devices in Mac finder now It wont re load the devices meaning the ext hard drive how to fix this issue so I see all my biab devices from my ext hard drive in mac finder under my ext hard drive listing in finder. how to fix please ?? anyone else have this issue? below fixed it ... read on  Ok I found the fix seems to work so far power shut down the app and Mac and restart all over power on mac and open biab seems to be ok but you wont see devices in the finder say biab anymore so if anyone is ever wanting this information I will leave the post here
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Hi myjamplays, I'm not sure if you are aware of this or not but this is the BIAB Windows forum. You'll get a quicker reply to your question if you post it in the Mac forum. Click on this link it will take you to that forum. I'd help if I could but I don't know anything about how Mac finder behaves. Also, if you click on the "Support" button at the top of this page, you'll find different ways that you can contact PG Music. They will help you out, too. All the best, Noel
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ahhh .... it's good to see you fixed it. You posted while I was typing my reply.
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