Trouble installing VST instrument with Native Access due to disk space issue

Pavel89 · 2024-03-07T13:52:06+00:00

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Hello everyone, have any of you encountered a similar issue? Native Access refuses to install a VST instrument due to insufficient disk space, despite having plenty of disk space available. It ignores anything over approximately 5GB during installation. I have the latest update of Native Access installed. I'm attaching a screenshot of the error message, available disk space, and location

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Jeremy_NI

It's explained in this article: Native Access Error Message: "Installation has been prevented. You do not have enough free drive space to install the products."

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DunedinDragon

I haven't encountered this at all and I've recently downloaded some monster libraries, but I wonder if it might have to do with additional scratch space used during the installation process being directed toward a disk with too little available space?

Pavel89

That's unlikely because nothing else is running in the background, and I still have plenty of free space even if something were running in the background. I'm installing it in the same location where I have other libraries. Anyway, some things install and some don't.

PoorFellow

I think that the Scarbee Funk Guitarist is a Kontakt library not a VST so it goes into Content library !

Did you check all the usual stuff ? Like full disk access for all NI apps including NTKDaemon , correct disk format , and turn off Private Relay in your OS if on ?

Also there must be enough disk space also on the download location not only on the content drive ! Else you could try changing the folders to newly made folders on the Macintosh HD when downloading what will otherwise not download just to see if it makes any difference !

Are you on Mac M1/2/3 ?

Else this is probably another one for Jeremy_NI or support !

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reffahcs

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/27457/trouble-installing-vst-instrument-with-native-access-due-to-disk-space-issue

Check with Disk Utility to see if you have any snapshots that are taking up space. I had a similar issue with Native Access a few weeks ago.

You'll have to enable show snapshots first though if you haven't already.

You can also verify this by going to the terminal and typing du -H

If NA is complaining about disk space, more than likely you will see a difference in free space in the terminal compared to Disk Utility.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/138785#Comment_138785

Thank you , I did remember that but gave up on locating the information. Also OP listed so many GB free that I ended up discarding the option though I think that you could be right !

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/138785#Comment_138785

Are these safe to delete then? It seems I have 21 of them!

reffahcs

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/153343#Comment_153343

Yeah they're fine to delete, they're backups of your hard drive. MacOS is supposed to reclaim the space used by snapshots as you fill up your hard drive, but some programs don't deal with the "real" free space compared to the "virtual" free space. You can see this difference when you compare free disk space in the terminal vs using disk info.

Jeremy_NI

It's explained in this article: Native Access Error Message: "Installation has been prevented. You do not have enough free drive space to install the products."

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