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Files not found after migration to new Mac

Hi,


On my old Mac, under Snow Leopard, my installation was complete and everything worked fine.

Then, when I bought a new Mac (with Mountain Lion installed) I had to use Migration Assistant to restore my Time Machine Backup, which included my Logic Pro installation.

Now when I try to use Logic Pro I often get these "Audio file ... not found!" messages (see example).


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How can I fix this?


Many thanks!

Posted on Mar 12, 2013 6:06 AM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 7:20 AM

Unfortunately, using Migration Assistant to move Logic isn't something I'd recommend because of just these type of issues... that come up, time and time again, here and elsewhere..


However, hopefully this thread might shed some light on possible solutions..


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4877680?tstart=30

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Mar 12, 2013 7:20 AM in response to coxorange

Unfortunately, using Migration Assistant to move Logic isn't something I'd recommend because of just these type of issues... that come up, time and time again, here and elsewhere..


However, hopefully this thread might shed some light on possible solutions..


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4877680?tstart=30

Mar 13, 2013 3:32 AM in response to The Art Of Sound

Unfortunately rebuilding the Spotlight index didn't help.


The Art Of Sound wrote:

Unfortunately, using Migration Assistant to move Logic isn't something I'd recommend


Because A new Mac with Mountain Lion doesn't allow to simply restore a complete Time Machine backup the normal way, Migration Assistant was the only possible option (and recommended by Apple). So I think it should work.


Any other idea what I could check/try?


I would like to avoid reinstalling everything from scratch (incl. that 19GB download).


Thanks again.

Mar 13, 2013 7:11 AM in response to coxorange

Again, using MA is often a 'bad move' no matter what Apple might suggest... in regards to moving Logic specifically (It seems to work well with other programs and the mainstream OS X applications however) over from one computer to another. There are many threads here and elsewhere relating to people who used MA and then found themselves in the same position as yourself with no fix available to them other than doing, what is recommended in the first place, which is to install Logic from scratch including all it's additional content plus any 3rd party plugins and libraries..


Sorry, I know that's not what you wanted to hear but it is simply how it is, based on the experiences of myself and others here... and while it is a PITA to do all this, it is worthwhile in the long run as it eliminates a lot of possible issues that can arise later after using MA...


So, bite the bullet.... 🙂 and then get back to making music.,..

Mar 13, 2013 10:09 AM in response to coxorange

In reality, this is what i would do...


Because of how Logic can and does, put stuff all over the place... depending on the version initially installed way back when... (which can be and often is.. different to how it installs these days, hence the problems you are seeing)


I would literally start again from scratch....


Copy all projects and other personal data such as Documents etc...from your old Mac to an Ext HD


Start up your new Mac in recovery mode (Hold Down CMD + R before chime)


Format the System HD and reinstall Mountain Lion


Install Logic and it's content


Install any other Apps you have...


Manually copy over the personal data from your EXT HD that you saved out earlier...


By doing this, you have the best chance of a reliable and issue free system/setup in the future... and while it is a long winded way (and a PITA!) of doing things for sure, it really has proven to be the best approach in the short and long term


One further tip..


Once you have installed Logic etc and you have confirmed all is working well...


Make a clone of your System HD via either Carbon Copy Cloner or my personal Favorite, SuperDuper! onto an Ext HD...


This way, if you install/update anything in the future that messes up your working configuration, you can quickly and painlessly restore back to your working setup from the cloned image.. which is far more effective, quicker (and more reliable!) than using Time Machine....

Mar 14, 2013 2:41 AM in response to The Art Of Sound

Thank you for your suggestion, but - though it's certainly the most reliable option - we can't go this way.


We have the reported problem on 3 ( ! ) Macs. Besides Logic there are LOTS of other apps installed. We only have Time Machine backups - doing manual backups, as you described, is impossible regarding many apps, because they save their documents not always in the Documents folder, but also under Library or Application Support or where nobody knows.


We need help finding all (or as much as possible) files of the old Logic installation. Isn't there a list or something? (We have "Find Any File" (App Store) to track down all files, but we need to know the names.)


Thanks again for your help, which would have been the perfect solution for all who are solely using Logic on their Macs.

Mar 16, 2013 4:46 PM in response to The Art Of Sound

Thanks for the link! Instead of un-installing and re-installing everything, I noticed that in GarageBand (which I normally don't use) there was an update/additional download available. After doing it I noticed that this had fixed nearly all missing-audio-file-problems in Logic Pro: when checking for missing instruments by creating a new instruments project everything was complete again on 2 of our 4 Macs (pre 2012 models) -- on the other 2 Macs (late 2012 models) only the following 3 ( ! ) files are missing:
/Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/Sampler/Sampler Files/...
.../Seventies Kit/
DC Tit Hat 08.aif
(of EXS24 Instrument "Seventies Kit.exs")
.../Liverpool Bass/IL Btl Bass bomb 08.aif
(of EXS24 Instrument "Liverpool Bass.exs")
.../Steinway Grand Piano/Steinway Pedal V1/Stw ped v1 024.AIF
(of EXS24 Instrument "Steinway Piano.exs")

So we copied the 3 missing files into the same directories on the 2 newer Macs, but it seems Logic doesn't "see" them and therefore still says that they are missing:


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How can I help Logic to find these files?

Mar 16, 2013 5:24 PM in response to coxorange

You may need to rebuild Spotlight's indexes after manually moving those files into the folders...


http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/17/rebuild-spotlight-index/


Bear in mind, it can take a while for the indexes to be completely rebuilt so be patient... If you click on Spotlight's icon in the menu bar it will tell you if it has finished or not..

Mar 16, 2013 7:08 PM in response to coxorange

I'm wondering if this is a permissions issue...


Try this,...


Quit Logic


Download BatCHMod from here


http://www.lagentesoft.com/batchmod/index.html


Open BatCHMod and select one of those sample files that you added...


Make the settings for BatCHMod like this...


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Make sure it is exactly as shown above with the exception of the Owner, which should be your User Name by default and not Nigel which is mine!)


Now press Apply... and then restart Logic and test for that one preset.


If it works do the same for the others...

Mar 18, 2013 6:25 AM in response to coxorange

Hi


If all that is "missing" is 3 files for 3 sampler instruments, it might be worth opening them up in the EXS Editor and manually "finding the files"


eg:


Steinway Piano: p4 group, zone#199. Click on teh disclosure triangle next to the filename and Load the sample.


You may need to re-save the EXS instrument?



CCT

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