How to remove a native instruments library from maschine?

AxMusic

A while ago I installed an instrument called playseries expansion… It was a sampler of the first 3 play series instruments. Since then I have gotten the full versions of those instruments.

Now this “instrument” is full of duplicates of the full versions..

Any ideas on how to remove the duplicates? (Aka this library)

I tried to follow this thread but to no avail…

https://www.native-instruments.com/forum/threads/how-can-i-remove-libraries.327959/https://www.native-instruments.com/forum/threads/how-can-i-remove-libraries.327959/

D-One

Unfortunately till this day we still don't have an uninstaller on MAC.

The main files that tell NA that something is installed are .plists located here:

• Macintosh HD > Users > *Your User Name* > Library > Preferences > com.native-instruments.*Product Name*.plist
• Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences > com.native-instruments.*Product Name*.plist

Search and delete the .plist file that matches that instrument name in both those folders, while both NA2 and Maschine are not running. Start Maschine and it should be gone, if it's not then go thru the whole tedious manual uninstall process (which you should do anyway to keep that stuff from taking disk space)

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/210291865-How-to-Uninstall-Native-Instruments-Software-from-a-Mac-Computer

D-One

Unfortunately till this day we still don't have an uninstaller on MAC.

The main files that tell NA that something is installed are .plists located here:

• Macintosh HD > Users > *Your User Name* > Library > Preferences > com.native-instruments.*Product Name*.plist
• Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences > com.native-instruments.*Product Name*.plist

Search and delete the .plist file that matches that instrument name in both those folders, while both NA2 and Maschine are not running. Start Maschine and it should be gone, if it's not then go thru the whole tedious manual uninstall process (which you should do anyway to keep that stuff from taking disk space)

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/210291865-How-to-Uninstall-Native-Instruments-Software-from-a-Mac-Computer

Ryker

Here are the steps to remove a Native Instruments library from Maschine:

1. Launch Maschine and navigate to the Browser tab.
2. Click on the Libraries tab to display all installed libraries.
3. Locate the library you want to remove and right-click on it.
4. Select "Remove Library" from the drop-down menu.
5. In the confirmation dialog box that appears, click "Yes" to confirm that you want to remove the library.
6. Maschine will then begin removing the library from your system. This process may take several minutes, depending on the size of the library.
7. Once the library has been removed, you can close the confirmation dialog box and the Libraries tab.

Note that removing a library will also remove all of the associated content, including instruments, samples, and presets. If you want to keep any of this content, be sure to back it up before removing the library.

Flexi

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/54061#Comment_54061

This is not how it works at all, library tab has sub tabs and you can't access libraries direct like that, not here anyway?

Follow D-Ones advice, and also note that some stuff is even worse now on Windows since the whole NA 1 vs 2 debacle.

AxMusic

Ok I’ve tried following what D-One mentioned, unfortunately the library is still there…

I will try what Ryker stated, and report back

I’m on a Mac btw

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/54124#Comment_54124

Forgot to mention you should rescan your your Factory Library in the preferenes, after that check if the the instrument still shows up in the list. Also confirm in NA2 if it shows as up as not installed.

AxMusic

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/54257#Comment_54257

I tried the rescan as well and the library still shows up.

One thing I noticed is the instrument does it say “Not installed” But rather says Needs Repair…

Also the instrument says the library can’t be located but the library still pops up..

Lastly if it is of any use the instruments are installed on an external hard drive… not sure it that changes any of the directories..

I added some pics as well…

AxMusic

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Here are the pics

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/54422#Comment_54422

Oh. If it shows up as needing Repair then something is wrong.

NI also uses the preferences folder outside of the user directory for some things (no ideia why), do the same procedure I mentioned earlier but in this path:

• Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences > com.native-instruments.*Product Name*.plist

If theres a play serie selection there delete it, then check if already shows as 'Not Installed' in NA2.

AxMusic

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/54455#Comment_54455

This solved the issue, it appears that this directory was all that was keeping this library from being removed it Maschine.

I appreciate everyone’s help.

Thank You all.

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/54571#Comment_54571

No prob! Enjoy a cleaner browser. I just realized that the support article actually had the 2 paths there, my bad 😂

AxMusic

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/54593#Comment_54593

All good, Thanks