Logic Pro X: Install additional content on external hard drive?

Even some unoffical way to move it or copy it would be a great since I am on a Macbook Pro 15" with retina and a 250 GB HD.

Thanks

Yeh, I would like that too!!

Also, I realized I wanted to download all the drum kits after looking at the new drum stuff, but I can't figure out how to call up the download additional content window again. Anyone know?

you are right. Thanks a lot! I just didn't see it (not sure how)...

Yes, it is essential that we have a way to place these additional files on different drives, especially for those of us that use a smaller SSD drive for certain applications and a larger drive for other things.

I currently can't install the additional files because Mavericks installed the Logic Pro X Application to my OS drive which is rather cramped.

For storing stuff other places, you can always use the command in terminal for symbolic link...

here is an example from final cut pro x.. (this is for storing on a shared volume...)

ln -s /Volumes/SharedDisk/folderForTemplates/ Motion Templates.localized

Remember a symbolic link is not the same as a alias... it's much better...

I've used it for both Final Cut Pro X and Black Magic DaVinci (color-grading)

yours faithfully, Helge Tjelta, Norway

same question than here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5174116

But anything to simplfy this would be great. Ive just download "Essential Collection" but I'm full on my SSD

The rest has be elsewhere.

Any ideas.

BTW, Thanks Helge for the tip for ot's for the entire Logic Folder, right ?

I got it working with symbolic link.

It's very easy and this is how I did it:

1. Download this for free:

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/10433/symboliclinker

2. Copy original 'Logic' Folder located in /Volumes/"DRIVE NAME"/Application Support/ on the desired external drive and location.This is the location where all your additional content is beeing installed to.

3. You can delete the original folder or rename it and use it as a backup.

4. Use the symbolic link tool to create a symbolic link from the 'Logic' file which has been copied to your external drive.

Place the link (which looks like an alias) to its previous destination (/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Application Support/) and rename it to 'Logic'.

5. After this you will be able to download additional content.

6. Be aware if you want to download 30 GB of content and your SSD has just 20GB free space, it will show you the same error message because it stores the download file still on your SSD until installation is done. The solution for this is to download everything part by part.

Maybe there is a simpler solution. This was very quick and easy for me. Logic 9 and 10 both work still.

Hope this helps.

Can you create the symbolic link PRIOR to download all the additional content?

So then, all the 30GB data downloads straight into your 2nd drive without the need to move it manually?

yes of course. But, I don't know where the download destination is.

You don't need to move anything manually. Just download everything party by party in case you don't have enough space.

For example, download and install first Apple Loops, after this download and install the next package.

Ohh... Now I get it. 🙂

Thanks.

seisend and nicolas1400, I tried the symbolic link solution you offered but I can't get it to work. After placing the link in my Application Support folder and re-naming it "Logic" (after deleting the original folder) I click to download additional content. Logic downloads the content, but when it goes to install it Logic then erases the link and auto-creates a new "Logic" folder in its place, in which the new content then appears. The new content doesn't show on my external hd. Thoughts? And thanks for proposing any solution at all. I'm working on an older mb pro with a drive that's nearly full and this issue is crazy frustrating.

@jinnrail - install the basic additional content before creating the symlink. Then do the move and download the rest of the additional content. As part of that first download, Apple sets up the environment - which translates to deleting any existing symlink / folder / file named Logic if they are empty and creating it fresh.

Thanks Tim

Do you have to create the symlink AFTER the download of the basic add. content and BEFORE the download of the rest of the add. content?
Because I did install Logic and all of the additional content and then I moved it to my other HD and then I created the symlink.
But when I start Logic it want to download and install everything again...