Here’s a straight-to-the-point guide to creating an Ableton ALP (Ableton Live Pack) file for your project:

1. Organize Your Project

• Open your Ableton Live project.
• Remove any unused tracks, samples, and effects to keep it clean.
• Save the project (File → Save Live Set As...) in a dedicated folder.

2. Collect All Files

• Go to File → Collect All and Save.
• In the dialog box, check all options to include external samples and files.
• Click OK.

3. Export as an ALP File

• Go to File → Manage Files → Manage Project.
• Click Create Live Pack.
• Choose a destination folder and name your .ALP file.
• Click Save, and Ableton will package everything.

Done. Now you have an ALP file ready for sharing or backup. - chatGPT

 

yes, but how to find your ALP installed files, for example I have 10 drum kits each with samples collected and saved in project, then saved as ALP.
I load the ALP after and I don't find my installed files anywhere.

 

default on windows should be %my documents%\ableton\library

 

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Creating the pack:

1. Open a new Live set.
2. Go to the "Analog" folder in Live's device browser, where you should find a subfolder with the name "current project (project name)".
3. Copy your preset(s) into this "current project" folder. [*]
4. Select "collect all and save" from the "file" menu to save a self-contained project, e.g. on the desktop.
5. Now go to the "file" menu -> manage files -> manage project. It should display the total number of exported preset files under "project contents".
6. Under "packing", click "create Live Pack" and save the Live Pack anywhere you want.

[*] you could also create some sub-folders inside the "current project" folder. This will extract your presets into the respective subfolder when you install the finished pack on another computer.

Installing the pack:

1. Go to the "file" menu and select "install Live Pack".
2. Live will prompt you to select a location where you want to install the pack. You can install it anywhere you want (except directly into Live's library) and you can also delete this installed pack afterwards, so the easiest way might be to install it on the desktop.
3. Once the pack has been installed, open one of Live's file browsers and locate the installed pack (the installed pack will appear as a Live project folder).
4. Right-click on the project folder and select "manage project".
5. In the file manager at the right, go to "export to library" and click the "export" button. This will copy the presets into your library.

Once this is done, you can delete both, the Live Pack (the .alp file) as well as the installed pack (the project folder).