Help Migrating NI Content Libraries to External Volume

I am aware and comfortable with the process of MOVING libraries then REPAIRING install from Native Access so that plugins and applications that rely on large libraries can relink their dependencies —- however one aspect is proving a little confusing.
I am able to do this with a relatively clean install where only Maschine and Maschine Central have been installed from Native Access - and fortunately this simplicity has thrown up a couple of confusing elements that would be best resolved before I continue.
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In Native Access > Preferences > File Management for my initial install I kept everything default - so "users/Shared" and indeed in this location the only content library "Maschine Central Library" has been installed as a folder.
However in "users/Shared" are also two folders "Native Instruments" & "NI Resources"
"NI Resources" looks to have been created & modified subsequent to the "Maschine Central Library" folder installation and contains database related stuff.
"Native Instruments" looks to have been created a couple of days prior to "Maschine Central Library" (it MAY have been when Native Access was installed but i am not sure) and contains a couple of folders one of them being "installed_products" which contains .json files of what i suspect are NKS supported plugins (mine or almost all Arturia V Collection that were installed some time prior to Native Access Installation)
THE QUESTION -
When I migrate my Content Libraries (by changing the "Preferences>File Management" location in Native Access and then selecting "Repair" for the products) SHOULD I ALSO MOVE "Native Instruments" & "NI Resources" TO THE NEW EXTERNAL LOCATION?
Appreciate help, support, and explanations in advance.
Here is a screenshot of my current "users/Shared" directory as currently in Native Access > Preferences > File Management
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I would leave everything in your screenshot exactly where it is.
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I did thanks
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Hello dusty, have you checked the Knowledge Base Articles below:
Using the Repair / Relocate Function in Native Access
Using the Repair Function in Native Access [VIDEO]
These can help you with this subject.
I hope this helps☺️
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it was after reading the instructions that I posted the original question
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No.
Every time I have ever moved with a nod to Relocate - it is the library content ONLY.
And none of the stuff in your screencap is an actual library.
Movable content has giant filesizes - in GBs not in bytes. Not jsons , not jwts not anything in that screencap.
Just these (I am on Windows but you get the drift):
Also remember that "locate/relocate) only applies to very specific library content (Like Kontakt, Battery etc). This does not work for Expansions, apps (Like Massive X etc), FX or anything else
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yes I know none of the screenshot is libraries — but it was obviously initially installed when installing the libraries.
I tend to keep things out of the share directory which is why I asked the question. Just housekeeping.0 -
I would leave everything in your screenshot exactly where it is.
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I did thanks
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