As we work our way through the early days of the Scaler 3 rollout - I would like to know why (exactly) - when we are asked to update to a new build - we need to go through this annoying process:
- Uninstall the previous version
- Then manually poke around a series of super obscure (hidden) folders cleaning out upteen obscure files
- RESTART the machine
- Install the new version
- RESTART the machine
- Finally get down to work.
This installer is nothing special and neither is the actual plugin file - so what is up with the two recommended restarts?
There must be a reason this keeps coming up and I would like to know what it is.
S
Just to clarify here. We wanted people that were experiencing issues with our earlier versions to try a clean install. This was mainly for standalone. Actually this is superfluous for plugin users of recent updates.
Are you asking whether it’s necessary to restart your machine after installing a plugin? That’s a great question for AI! Here’s the answer: (PS it’s extra important for any hosting plugin to restart your machine - NI Machine for example and even Reason forces a restart).
Should i restart my mac after installing a plugin?
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Yes, restarting your Mac after installing a plug-in is generally recommended, especially for Logic Pro or MainStage. This helps ensure the plug-in is fully loaded and integrated into the system, and may also resolve issues where the plug-in is not initially appearing in the Audio Units menu.
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Davide
I do not use a Mac (or use Ai) and have never had to restart my Windows machine - ever - after any plugin installation.
If this recommendation is specifically aimed at the Mac crowd - it would be helpful to specify that - very clearly.
Finally - really hoping the standard installer for Scaler will be able to do this reinstall sequence automatically - so we do not need to go thru this every time.
Let’s take something that is 100 times bigger than Scaler 3 - like say Studio One - will run it’s update installer, clean up the old version, install the new version and place me right back on the desktop ready to go in a new session.
Everything is updated in a single pass. No restarts. No nothing.
Surely a tiny installer like Scaler can do this as well.
S
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Are you having problems after installing an S3 update? If not then you are good. If you do, try a restart. S3 does exactly what other installers do, overwrites the relevant files.
No problems. Just wondering why the install of a new version has to be so convoluted.
It really shouldn’t be.
S