# \[SOLVED\] Scaler not saving scanned plugins

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/solved-scaler-not-saving-scanned-plugins/20456>\
**Category:** Fixed\
**Created:** [March 28, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/solved-scaler-not-saving-scanned-plugins/20456 "2025-03-28T04:13:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![macster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e79b87/32.png) [@macster](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/macster)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/solved-scaler-not-saving-scanned-plugins/20456/1 "2025-03-28T04:13:40Z")

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[SOLVED] by scanning plugins in stand alone mode rather than plugin mode.

I click Rescan (for 3rd party plugins both VST and VST3), it goes through the entire process and then it shows 3 Waves plugins and nothing else. It may be that the “Save As Defaults” button seems to do nothing. No acknowledgement, no indication of saving anything. I look at the results right after the scan and none of the stuff it says that it’s scanned is there.

I have had problems with Cubase (14.0.20 Pro, Windows 11 23h2) freezing after working with Scaler 3 for a while. But I will do more testing on this to make sure that it’s not something else.