LOGIC PRO X ISSUES AFTER HIGH SIERRA INSTALL

You have run into this behaviour due to the latest file system change:

https://www.logicprohelp.com/small-warning-updating-macos-10-13-high-sierra/

Read the article first and then follow this procedure:

1. Quit Logic Pro X.
2. Delete the Alias ~/Music/Audio Music Apps then create a new folder on this location and give it the name Audio Music Apps.
3. Open the Terminal and paste this code followed by enter:
   

   open /.HFS+\ Private\ Directory\ Data?/

   
   - A new Finder window will reveal your hidden content.
   
4. Copy the content inside the 'dir_######' folder and paste it inside your new Audio Music Apps folder.
5. Relaunch Logic Pro X.

Chris

I am having the same problems, everything fine on Sierra but the minute I switch to High Sierra I effectively can't use logic pro x as I keep having overflow issues. I even went out and upgraded my HD from Sata/standard disk to a SSD drive which is extremely fast for everything else but Logic. I am convinced it is logic that is causing the issues as browsers and MS Office all now open really rapidly but Logic seems to be stalling whenever it is asked to handle more than a couple of Virtual instruments. I have a late Mac Mini 2012 with 16gb ram and an SSD drive so in theory it should be flying.

I too have used clean my mac 3, which is a great little utility but as everything else gets a little quicker Logic Pro x just grinds to a halt. Any suggestions would be really useful as I think I am out of trying to think of solutions at the moment as I have tried nearly everything to get it back to what it was.

David

Hello all, I have all these same issues, crashing, CPU spikes, freezing on save. I have the latest 2017 MacBook Pro, latest High Sierra, latest Logic X 10.4.1. I don't see any alias folder on the real folder in my home/music folder. And I get the same error when trying this process suggested "The file /.HFS+ Private Directory Data? does not exist." is all I get.

Has anyone had any success with solving this problem?

thanks so much

David

In Finder search for "Audio Music Apps" and one of the folders will have the folder directory like this:

at the bottom of the screen right-click on ".HFS+ Private Directory Data?" and open it in a new tab. This will be the "dir_#####" folder mentioned in prior posts. Drag the contents of that folder into a new folder you call "Audio Music Apps" in your user/Music folder (after deleting the Alias in the same location).

Sorry for replying to this old post, but thank you so much for offering this workaround!!! Worked like a charm for me.

Hey I don't seem to have the .HFS+ directory folder and I only seem to have one of those Audio Music App folders. Do you have any advice on how I should handle this? This lag is killing me!

where is the alias at?

Hi, I've tried this fix but all I see is an empty folder (see grab below), no 'dir_#######' to be found, any ideas?

Would a clean install of Logic and my AU units resolve the issue?

Having issues as well. No fixes yet. Would love to help or be helped. Having shut down and plugin issues. I.m going to create a new user and see if all the issues still exist.

Okay. Let me tell you how this played out for me... (FWIW I'm an old Unix guy)

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1. Quit Logic Pro X.
2. Delete the Alias ~/Music/Audio Music Apps then create a new folder on this location and give it the name Audio Music Apps.
3. Open the Terminal and paste this code followed by enter:
   

   open /.HFS+\ Private\ Directory\ Data?/

   
   - A new Finder window will reveal your hidden content.
4. Copy the content inside the 'dir_######' folder and paste it inside your new Audio Music Apps folder.
5. Relaunch Logic Pro X.

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- Logic was down, so I proceeded to step 2.

- Step 2 - that's not an alias, at least not here. It's a directory full of stuff. While somewhat reluctant, I deleted the directory (after emptying out all the files), and subsequently made a new one of the same name. (rm -rf/mkdir).

- Step 3. Copied and pasted as directed into a terminal. Didn't get a Finder window... I got a file not found error. Q: does that file exist on an HPFS or APFS system? In either case, it doesn't exist here.

- As a result of this step failing, those files in ~/Music/Audio Music Apps are 'gone forever'

Thankfully, I was able to recapture those files/directories from a recent Time Machine backup.*

I'd recommend that anyone who attempts this a) HAS A VERY RECENT Time Machine backup* and b) If something goes/feels wrong, STOP.

* Admittedly I was a bit of a cowboy using 'rm -fr' to remove the directory (no trash can). Smarter users can use Finder to do this and have the safety of the Trash Can.

Was the intent of this just to destroy a link/alias?

Apple hides systems folders from users so they won't screw up their systems and then proceeds to release an OS update that does just that.

As posted by Cuauhtemoc earlier in the thread. (originally from Logic_Pro Help)

https://www.logicprohelp.com/small-warning-updating-macos-10-13-high-sierra/

Read the article first and then follow this procedure:

1. Quit Logic Pro X.
2. Delete the Alias ~/Music/Audio Music Apps then create a new folder on this location and give it the name Audio Music Apps.
3. Open the Terminal and paste this code followed by enter:
   

   open /.HFS+\ Private\ Directory\ Data?/

   
   - A new Finder window will reveal your hidden content.
   
4. Copy the content inside the 'dir_######' folder and paste it inside your new Audio Music Apps folder.
5. Relaunch Logic Pro X.

I'm having major issues with Logic Pro X after the High Sierra install. Playhead will not scroll, files can't be saved, can't quit the app without using forced quit, can't bounce tracks, the track window went black, loops library seems empty,

All worked great with Sierra, but High Sierra....... can't describe my frustration and level of being angry.

Even more problems. If you are running Sierra and things work well for you in Logic Pro X, DO NOT upgrade to High Sierra. Then problems I am having are numerous and effectively make LSX unusable.

Here is my list:

Loops are gone

Playhead erractic (stops, doesn't play, sticks) This makes it hard to see where the track is playing

Can't save changes to logicx files created prior to pre High Sierra install

Can't close app without using force quit

Can't bounce tracks to anything without a crash

The Navigation bar and time counter in Logic X does not work properly

Those are the basic issues, can't even get deeper without being able to use simple tasks

HI Pete.

I'm glad you were able to retrieve your Audio Music Apps folder from a backup.

The intent of this is to retrieve the content of that folder in the specific cases where the hard link has been destroyed and replaced by an orphaned Alias due to the automatic file system change from HFS+ to APFS.

This seems to have worked for me. I was able to do it without Terminal by searching in Finder for "Audio Music Apps" click on the folder, then right click at the bottom to open folder ".HFS+ Private Directory Data?" in a new tab, but seems like the same result. Thanks.