How to transfer activation of my products to a new SSD

frankinbahia
frankinbahia Member Posts: 5 Member
edited October 22 in Native Access

How do I transfer the activation of my products to a new SSD (on the same computer)?

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  • reffahcs
    reffahcs Member Posts: 848 Guru
    Answer ✓

    The application location is separate from your libraries. But yes, you can do the same thing with your applications.

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  • reffahcs
    reffahcs Member Posts: 848 Guru

    Check out this guide from Sweetwater. TL;DR move your installed content to your SSD and then relocate your libraries.

    https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/how-do-i-install-my-native-instruments-komplete-content-to-an-external-drive/


  • frankinbahia
    frankinbahia Member Posts: 5 Member

    Thanks for the quick reply, reffahcs.

    That cover moving sound libraries. Does the same procedure work for the Kontakt app?

  • reffahcs
    reffahcs Member Posts: 848 Guru
    Answer ✓

    The application location is separate from your libraries. But yes, you can do the same thing with your applications.

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  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 1,781 mod

    Moving the applications once they're installed isn't generally a good idea. Are you reinstalling Windows onto the new SSD or do you just need to move libraries onto another drive to create space ?

  • PoorFellow
    PoorFellow Moderator Posts: 4,903 mod
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/139214#Comment_139214

    The Apps and plugins ought to stay on the system drive. Only Download location and Content location should be changed from the standard !

    If you are going to get a larger system drive then just use a drive copy tool and then swap the drives if possible . If you can not swap drives then find something else 'content' that you can re-locate..

  • DunedinDragon
    DunedinDragon Member Posts: 973 Guru

    Generally the only thing you're really moving are libraries not applications, and that's a very simple process in Native Access. In essence you don't really need to change your default locations unless you want to. You simply move (not copy) each library from it's downloaded location to the new location on the SSD. Once that's done if you're using the current version of Native Access you simply launch it and it will detect and show which libraries have been moved and need to be updated with their new location. Just select them, point it to the new location and you're done.

  • frankinbahia
    frankinbahia Member Posts: 5 Member

    I'm moving Windows and the app to the new drive, with an Image or Clone.

    Thanks very much to all for your quick and helpful answers. This community is a MAJOR plus for NI!

    -Frank

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