# FIXED!: Scanning Plugins fails - Error occurred while scanning your plug-ins! (Error 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Fixed\ **Created:** [March 25, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821 "2025-03-25T18:56:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DanStanley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@DanStanley](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/DanStanley)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/1 "2025-03-25T18:56:46Z")
I am trying to scan my plugins and while doing this plugins from XLN audio, like XO, Life ex. comes up with a serious error. I can continue though. Iv tried Both VST3 and AU. Tried Scaler 3 standalone and plugin too within Ableton Live. Always gets this error at the end, Error occurred while scanning your plug-ins! (Error 2) Running MAC Mini M2 Pro Sequoia 15.3.2 ---
**Author:** ![tucco1307](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tucco1307](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/tucco1307)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/2 "2025-03-26T14:56:39Z")
I’m getting this same error message on a Windows 11 Pro machine. Same happens with standalone or within Studio One 7 Pro. For this issue I’m missing most of my plugins. ---
**Author:** ![araza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@araza](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/araza)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/3 "2025-03-26T15:30:01Z")
I am getting the same error as well. Windows Surface intel ---
**Author:** ![DanStanley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@DanStanley](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/DanStanley)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/4 "2025-03-26T16:56:20Z")
Ok did another try today and discovered I had a Virus protection application running specific for applications on my Mac. Disabling this did the trick, silly me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![courtjestr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@courtjestr](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/courtjestr)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/5 "2025-03-26T18:43:34Z")
It is still crashing for me. Is there a log file somewhere that can be checked to determine which plugin is causing the error? I am on Windows 11 using the standalone to scan plugins. ---
**Author:** ![squitsysam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@squitsysam](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/squitsysam)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/6 "2025-03-26T20:05:52Z")
I have a feeling this is the issue that’s causing Reaper to crash for me. I’ve already identified that it’s Scaler 3 conflicting with other VST’s of mine. Very annoying In the standalone version I get this error also ---
**Author:** ![jshef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@jshef](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jshef)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/7 "2025-04-02T14:13:18Z")
Scaler 3 will not load in Pro tools. Pro Tools wants to exclude Scaler 3 from plugin list. ---
**Author:** ![davide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/davide/32/824_2.png) [@davide](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/davide)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/fixed-scanning-plugins-fails-error-occurred-while-scanning-your-plug-ins-error-2/19821/8 "2025-06-23T14:34:43Z")
2 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Getting Error 2 when scanning plugins](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-error-2-when-scanning-plugins/20141/36)