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Now that I've got 2010 up and running, I can see many of the styles, real tracks, etc. that, most likely, I'll never use. On every upgrade in the past, I've always loaded everything that comes with the program. But as the program increases with each upgrade, my question is this----can you delete those styles and RTs never in use without affecting the operation of the program? And, how is that done? And, wouldn't that free-up storage space on the C drive? My market is "dinner jazz" with a lot of swing styles, ballads, bossas, a little country, etc.. So much of the RTs I don't need. I have to scroll through a lot of stuff to get to what I'm looking for. I'd like to pare it down so to speak. Does everyone always load everything with the program?
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hi J Larry,
Yes it is possible to delete Rt's and Rd's from the program
Normally with beta testing I download everything to test and then once finalized I remove those Rt's and Rd's I will not need and save them to a spare external drive (if you have the hard rive version and play from it you can still delete - according to how many you delete you can gain a tremendous amount of space and speed
After you take these actions you just have to Rebuild to get the reduced content
jazzman
BIAB - RealBand - 2022
Windows 10 64
Zoo computer with 7i processor- SSD 1TB -2TB HDD
Roland keyboards
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I make it policy to find anything other than BIAB files to delete when I get low on hard drive space, such as duplicate files, unused programs, old photos and music (burn them to CD or to external hard drive). It is easier to delete programs with the uninstall feature of Windows and/or the program itself.
I leave BIAB files alone because a) I will always find some from genres that I thought wouldn't work for me that work great, and 2) the files can be cryptic at times and I don't want to accidentally delete something that would cause problems.
Running from the usb drive that BIAB can be supplied on could work as well, but I prefer the internal hard drive option so I don't go that route.
It would be something worthwhile for PG to consider building in an uninstall routine for add ons. That would make life for you a lot easier, and who knows, after a while I might try it out myself.
Good luck.
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If disk space is not a problem, just make a folder somewhere else on your drive for the RTs and RDs you don't want. Then move the unwanted RD/RT folders to that folder. That way, you won't lose anything in case you want them later.
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Thanks for the helpful suggestions. Disk space is not a problem, since this particular laptop is used only with BIAB---no email, internet, virus protection, etc.. Think I'll carefully evaluate all the new stuff on 2010 and decide what to keep for daily use.
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Yes, if disk space is a problem, and you are not planning to use certain Realtracks, (AND YOU HAVE A BACKP OF THEM SOMEWHERE), then you can just delete the Realtracks folders that you don't plan to use. If you "change genres" at a future time, and want those RealTracks back, you can always re-copy or re-install those folders.
If you've deleted RealTracks folders, nothing bad will happen, other than the RealTracks won't generate if you pick a song that requires it (and a yellow "hint" message will appear at the top right to tell you that).
Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.
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Yes, given the size of the audiophile version copied to an internal hard drive, I've been doing it this way (deleting some of the Real Track folders) for two years. No problems. Plus, the updates are 'smart' - they only update what you have, without generating errors about what you do not have.
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