Omnisphere Installation help - External Drive Library?

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  1. ted2020

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    I have the full Omnisphere install for MacOS and crack for 2.6.2 with the huge 65Gb library.

    However I don't have the room on my internal Mac HD drive, for the 65GB presets library, and only room on my external drive.

    When i go to install, it only lets me put the 65GB on the Mac HD (which won't fit) and I can't see how to point to the external drive as the 'home' to the library that i want to use if from??

    Do you have to use the main Mac HD when installing? Is there a way to 'point' to the ext hd when installing the program so it finds its library?

    Any full instructions, or youtube video showing step by step how to install, and how to get around this library problem would be great.

    Any help would be most appreciated thank you.
     
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  3. Olymoon

    Olymoon MODERATOR Staff Member

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    I don't know for Mac, but if I remember well there was a library placer executable for Windows.
     
  4. ted2020

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    Thanks i’ll have another look, but do you have or know any full instructions on installing this online or YouTube video etc?

    There are quite a few install files and want to know I’m doing it all in the right order?
     
  5. modelarmy

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    Hi, Create on your external drive an alias from the steam folder and copy it to Mac HD - User (you) - Library - Application Support - Spectrasonics. If you can`t see the user library it´s hidden. Use the following shortcut (⌘) + (⇧) + (.) and Mac shows all hidden folders.
    Thats it.
     
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    No, NOT user/library/application support! HD/Library/Application Support/Spectrasonics is the correct path! And use symbolic link, NOT alias! Google symbolic link.

    K-))
     
  7. ted2020

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    Ok right thank you for the replies.. but sorry for the dumb questions :

    So the Ext Drive STEAM folder with the 75GB size which i have (which must have my library in) how do i create an alias from this folder?
    Or instead of alias (as gorri says) do a Google symbolic link - something which i've never heard of? Is it easy to do?

    And then paste this or create a folder in MacHD/Library/Application Support/Spectrasonics?

    Apologies again, but hope i have this correct? :)
     
  8. ted2020

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    Tried Modelarmy's way and managed to create an Alias from the Library that sits on the Ext HD and put it into Mac HD > Library > Application Support > Spectrasonics > STEAM

    Launch Live > Omnisphere

    I get : STEAM Folder not found. Would you like to locate it?

    I locate it and it says Not Valid STEAM folder?

    Also something about write permissions??? (I enable read write on every folder I have made as STEAM etc) ?

    SO pulling my hair out here..!!
     
  9. modelarmy

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    OK, but have my STEAM folder in my user application support and everthings fine. Yes symbolic link is the right choice.
    @ ted2020 it is easy and very simple
    right-click on a folder and you can create an alias, but the way gorri told is the right one, because of
    user rights and so on
     
  10. ted2020

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    So how do i do a Google Symbolic link? I tried and alias but it didnt work?
     
  11. modelarmy

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    you have to do what gorri says. A normal alias is not enough you need that tool to create a different kind of an alias.

    And to change your permissions you have to use a free tool called BatChmod.
     
  12. ted2020

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    Which tool to create a Google Symbolic link???

    Where do i get BatChmod from and how do i change it?
     
  13. MjM2020

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    What is the "full" omnisphere library ted? Where do your problems lie? As in installing?
     
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    Create a shortcut
     
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  16. ted2020

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    Thanks, but I am close to giving up! lol
    But i dont know what i did but it just WORKED!!!!!!

    I seem to have the library working, and the plug in??!!!!!!!

    My only problem now is that it loads in DEMO MODE even though I have a folder with my download called '!PATCH' which has the omnisphere.component, and omnisphere.vst in

    I copied these to my Mac HD > Library > Audio > plug ins, and put a copy and overwrited, in the Components folder, and VST folder, but it still loads saying demo?
     
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    well if it worked thats all that matters I guess....have fun
     
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    whats wrong with demo mode?
     
  19. ted2020

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    But I am still in DEMO MODE (so it will probably die in 3 days?)

    I have a folder called !PATCH with the 2 files in, omnisphere.component and omnisphere.vst and i have copied them to the (patches/crack) to the relevant folders?
    So I drag the component and the .vst file to the relevant folders, and it asks me to authenticate with password etc, and replaces the old file ok.

    But it still loads as DEMO MODE? I obviously dont want to authenticate in Omnisphere as thats for the legit Spectrasonics version?

    Anyone know how to fix this? and use the PATCH files to get this to work as a full version?
     
  20. MjM2020

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    No the software you choose to use is in DEMO MODE but you are in denial
     
  21. ted2020

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    Strange reply as I’m not in denial lol.

    I’m just asking as never has anything cracked that stayed in Demo mode??

    Also wouldn’t it be useless if in demo it produces white noise during presets or stops working altogether?

    Unless you are saying it’s the full version and it just has “demo mode” on the GUI as part of the crack?
     
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