Kontakt Libraries keep disappearing

Discussion in 'Kontakt' started by phenomboy, Mar 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM.

  1. phenomboy

    phenomboy Producer

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    Hi guys, anybody knows how to prevent Kontakt libraries from un-adding themselves ?

    I find myself having to add them again from time to time because they disappear from the library list.
    I'm on latest Kontakt 8 and MacOs Sequoia but it's been happeing since version 8
     
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  3. Nockname123

    Nockname123 Member

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    Are they on an external drive? If so, taking the drive out and putting it back in again can result in it having a different drive letter. All your libraries disappear! This has caught me out a few times.
     
  4. phenomboy

    phenomboy Producer

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    Yes they're on an external drive... damn did you find any solution to that ?
     
  5. bigdre45

    bigdre45 Newbie

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    I haven't found a solution for the libraries to uninstall themselves. However, on my Mac Studio M1 Max running on Tahoe 26.2, I have found that if you're in Logic and you delete the plugin from the track then hit the undo and bring it back, most times Kontakt 8 will come back with the library and settings intact.
     
  6. skeltoid

    skeltoid Kapellmeister

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    In Windows when you format a drive you can assign it a permanent letter.
    Mac uses volume names which you can change in disk utility.
     
  7. chamun

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    You can use the AOMEI partition assistant (free version available) to rename and save letter on your disk
     
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