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DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:18 am

Hi guys - simple question. Is there any way to move the presets of Diva to an external drive? I tried to create a simple alias to the presets on the external drive, but Diva doesn't seem to read the presets.

Anyone knows a trick or two?

/Carl

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:35 am

Should be possible with a shortcut...

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:33 pm

EvilDragon wrote:Should be possible with a shortcut...

I tried it on the Mac, but it didn't work. But it works on the PC?

/C

ere2learn · Post by **ere2learn** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:53 pm

Re-install is an option & you could choose the default path in setup

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:54 pm

ere2learn wrote:Re-install is an option & you could choose the default path in setup

That's a really clever solution that should work! Thanks!

/C

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:55 pm

Try a symlink instead of an alias (works for me)

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:13 pm

aMUSEd wrote:Try a symlink instead of an alias (works for me)

Symlink? How do I do that on Mac?

/C

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:15 pm

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/41493/symlinker (or using console)

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:35 pm

aMUSEd wrote:https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/41493/symlinker (or using console)

Super. Thanks a lot!

/C

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:49 pm

aMUSEd wrote:Try a symlink instead of an alias (works for me)

Tried a few times but couldn't get it to work. I guess you have to check the Hard Link option, but then it complains that I am selecting a folder rather than a single file. How did you do it?

/C

drzhnn · Post by **drzhnn** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:21 pm

Could you post a screenshot of your Symlinker window or tell us the paths that you have in the Source and Target fields? Probably you're linking to an existing folder.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:24 pm

Actually, I think even regular shortcuts should work. This is how, for example, Zebra 2 presets are linked to Zebra HZ presets... there's just a regular link to the Zebra 2 presets folder within Zebra HZ presets folder, and it all works...

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:32 pm

EvilDragon wrote:Actually, I think even regular shortcuts should work. This is how, for example, Zebra 2 presets are linked to Zebra HZ presets... there's just a regular link to the Zebra 2 presets folder within Zebra HZ presets folder, and it all works...

Yes, you have said that a couple of times now. If you read my original post you will see that was the first thing I tried.

/C

Captain · Post by **Captain** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:29 pm

Are you trying to symlink the preset folder itself (which does not seem to work for any u-he plugins), or a subfolder inside it (which works, at least on my Macs)? In other words:

/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/Diva -> (preset_folder_on_external_drive) = does not work
or
/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/Diva/3rdPartyPresets -> (preset_folder_on_external_drive) = works

I have created a symlink called "3rdPartyPresets" inside the default preset folder, which points to a folder on an external drive, which contains, surprisingly, all 3rd party sound banks I have bought. All factory presets still live on the boot disk. This isn't quite as elegant as moving & symlinking the whole preset folder, as it means having to click the folder open when I want to browse the 3rd party sounds. But I'm used to it already.

Another thing: it's best (and easy) to create symlinks using terminal. At least that's how I do it, and it works. So, open terminal, and type:

cd /Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/Diva
ln -s /Volumes/YourExternalHD/YourPresetsFolder [optional_name_for_symlink]

If you omit name for the symlink, it will be the same as the external preset folder (you can of course rename it later).

Hope this helps!

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:35 pm

Captain wrote:Are you trying to symlink the preset folder itself (which does not seem to work for any u-he plugins), or a subfolder inside it (which works, at least on my Macs)? In other words:

/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/Diva -> (preset_folder_on_external_drive) = does not work
or
/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/Diva/3rdPartyPresets -> (preset_folder_on_external_drive) = works

I have created a symlink called "3rdPartyPresets" inside the default preset folder, which points to a folder on an external drive, which contains, surprisingly, all 3rd party sound banks I have bought. All factory presets still live on the boot disk. This isn't quite as elegant as moving & symlinking the whole preset folder, as it means having to click the folder open when I want to browse the 3rd party sounds. But I'm used to it already.

Another thing: it's best (and easy) to create symlinks using terminal. At least that's how I do it, and it works. So, open terminal, and type:

cd /Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/Diva
ln -s /Volumes/YourExternalHD/YourPresetsFolder [optional_name_for_symlink]

If you omit name for the symlink, it will be the same as the external preset folder (you can of course rename it later).

Hope this helps!

Captain. I bow my head in deepest respect - you solved my problem. Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed answer

/C

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