Loops will not download

Here the same problem with a new macbook air where ilife is from the mac ap store

Here the same problem with a new macbook air where ilife is from the mac ap store

I just had the same problem on my iMac with preinstalled GarageBand:

At first the dreaded "missing Loops":

Klicking the gray download arrow takes one to the App store with nothing to download.

Then, relaunching GarageBand brings up this:

Currently being installed, but nothing happens? 😕

I reinstalled GarageBand, after deleting the application from the "Applications folder". still the same problem.

Then I looked, if GarageBand actually had downloaded the loops, and surprise, surprise:

All missing loops are installed, but GarageBand did not know it - the loop index is wrong.

If you have the same problem, check the Apple Loops folder in the System directory, if it contains the missing loops: Open your system volume in the Finder, open the "Library" Folder, then browse the Folder "Apple Loops >Apple"

/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/

If the loops are there, but GarageBand does not find them, rebuild the Loop Index: see

Rebuilding the Loop Index in GarageBand

Regards

Léonie

New MacBook Air, preinstalled Garageband, the missing loops are *not* installed and I get the same error.

Bugger.

In reply to myself:

It seems that the loops and indexes are in a folder not described in the support articles.

Loops are in

/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/Apple Loops for GarageBand/*.caf

Also the re-indexing points to different folder than what I have.

The indexes reside in

/Library/Audio/Apple Loops Index/ (3 files, 2 named Search Index***.txt and one named Update Index***.txt

*** being a very cryptic part of the filename.

What to do? Try the re-indexing despite the folders are not the same as in the support articles?

In reply to myself once more:

I tried the re-indexing and Garageband did re-create the two Search Index***.txt files.

After that I clicked on a non-existing loop, getting the same screens as above. After that nothing happens: "No updates available".

BTW, the Update Index***.txt contains the names of all the missing loops, don't delete that file!

Also the re-indexing points to different folder than what I have.

The indexes reside in

/Library/Audio/Apple Loops Index/ (3 files, 2 named Search Index***.txt and one named Update Index***.txt

That are the index folders that I removed. Then I dragged all loops from

/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/

to the Loop Browser in GarageBand. For me it worked - but you have to check if all missing loops really are installed.

The location of loop folders has changed between GarageBand versions.

Thanks. In my case that did not help.

Missing loops are really missing and can not get them via Appstore.

Same thing here...

I have a macbook air running 10.8.2 and GarageBand keeps telling me to download new loops... and it never does whatever my answer is. So, I'll try to delete it and re install it again.😠

I'll keep you informed.

Would Apple be so nice as to bring some help on the matter ?😀

For me, installing that update did not help.

I have a new MacBook Air, 10.8.2 and GB was pre-installed.

But what did help, was to uninstall Garageband and then re-install it from the appstore.

I found the uninstall instructions in this forum and they were by LeonieDF.

Here's the thread

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4152804?start=0&tstart=0

OK.

It worked !

What did I do ?

I threw GarageBand in the bin (but didn't empty it..., just in case).

I re installed GarageBand (took 1 minute).

Clicked on an uninstalled loop, saif I wanted to download it now and there it went ! It lasted 4 hours, it was ever so slow ! I have already downloaded from other sites, it was much quicker, but then, it ended and waited for me to close down GarageBand. I re started GarageBand...

Tada ! All the l🙂🙂ps are here !

Thanks for the 2 answers I got from you people. It's nice to know that someone cares. Hope to help you too one day, if my skills reach to that point😁