# Error occurred while scanning your plug-ins! (Error 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Scaler 3 Support\ **Created:** [July 1, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/24960 "2026-07-01T02:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Miki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/miki/32/572_2.png) [@Miki](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Miki)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/24960/2 "2026-07-02T00:34:13Z")
Some users had this problem in the past. Please find below two threads with the same problem. I hope it helps: > [@Getting Error 2 when scanning plugins](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-error-2-when-scanning-plugins/20141): > > When I try to scan or rescan for plugins, at the end I get an error message, “Error occurred while scanning your plug-ins! (Error 2)”. This happens in stand alone and .vst3 versions. I end up with a couple plugins to choose from but most of mine (including Kontakt 8) is missing. Windows 11 Pro Intel i7 > [@Scaler 3.05 VST3 in Windows 10 scan fails with error 2 and no new plugins seen](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-05-vst3-in-windows-10-scan-fails-with-error-2-and-no-new-plugins-seen/21953): > > When I try to scan VST’s in Scaler 3 I get an error 2 message. I have deleted the file in the appData folder that Scaler 3 creates and rebooted without changing the behavior. I have done it with with my anti virus software disabled. I have scanned the VST2 folder alone and gotten the error. I have scanned the VST3 folder alone and gotten the error. This happens both in the standalone version and the VST3 version of Scaler 3.05 in Ableton Live 12.1. When I first installed Scaler 3 I did a scan w… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/24960)._