DavidRedmayne

Q: I'm trying to download additional resources for Mainstage. Error message saying not enough hard drive space when there is plenty

I'm trying to download additional resources for Mainstage. However I'm getting an error message saying there's not enough HDD space when there is more than enough! Any suggestions please?

Mac Mini Intel, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Jan 28, 2012 6:00 AM

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Q: I'm trying to download additional resources for Mainstage. Error message saying not enough hard drive space when there is plenty

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  • by CCTM,

    CCTM CCTM Jan 28, 2012 7:30 AM in response to DavidRedmayne
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    Jan 28, 2012 7:30 AM in response to DavidRedmayne

    Hi

     

    Are you sure that you have *plenty* of disk space on your boot disk, rather than a second drive?

     

    You'd need enough for the installer packages, as well as the 18+G of content when unpacked.

     

     

    CCT

  • by DavidRedmayne,

    DavidRedmayne DavidRedmayne Jan 28, 2012 7:40 AM in response to CCTM
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    Jan 28, 2012 7:40 AM in response to CCTM

    Hi, the additional content manager is saying that "LogicPro and Mainstage Additional Content" requires 5.8Gb.

     

    My boot drive has 10.58 Gb free. I also have a USB HDD with 64Gb free but I bet I can't send the mainstage stuff to there! or can i?

     

    Thanks for your help so far

     

    David

  • by CCTM,

    CCTM CCTM Jan 28, 2012 9:09 AM in response to DavidRedmayne
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    Jan 28, 2012 9:09 AM in response to DavidRedmayne

    Hi

     

    Firstly:

     

     

    DavidRedmayne wrote:

     

     

    My boot drive has 10.58 Gb free.

    You are heading for a disaster here; this is not enough free space for the OS to operate effectively. The exact numbers can vary, but typically the rule of thumb is 20% of the disk capacity as free space.

     

    You really do need to make some more space, regardless of any Mainstage installation.

     

     

     

    DavidRedmayne wrote:

     

    Hi, the additional content manager is saying that "LogicPro and Mainstage Additional Content" requires 5.8Gb.

     

    Yes, but you may well need double that whilst you are downloading /installing. (and there are the optional jampacks too).

     

    You could possibly get away without installing all of this content, and you could (with some messing around), possibly move some of it to the extenal drive.

     

     

    CCT

  • by Tonebar,

    Tonebar Tonebar Jan 28, 2012 4:03 PM in response to DavidRedmayne
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    Jan 28, 2012 4:03 PM in response to DavidRedmayne

    I too am running out of HD. Can I transfer the Jam Packs to external and if so how do I direct MS or LP to that HD? I have backed up single (multitrack) files to DVD for future use to free up[ HD space, Is there a better way?

  • by supersuperjazzy123,

    supersuperjazzy123 supersuperjazzy123 Feb 21, 2013 2:10 AM in response to Tonebar
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    Feb 21, 2013 2:10 AM in response to Tonebar

    Having the same problem, although i have installed the software, its just the additional voices loops that dont work (not enough disk space). And I have only attemped to download the vocal loops on the additional content, no other.