How Do I Get Rid of Duplicate Presets in my Kontakt 7

WillThaArtist

In my Kontakt 7, I noticed all my Native Instruments libraries have duplicate files. Is there any way to get rid of them?

Jeremy_NI

Well, if you right click the preset and choose Show in Finder, it should show you where the duplicated folder is. I would suggest to delete the duplicate folder and then reset Kontakt's database:

Reinitialize the Kontakt Database

1. Hold down the alt key on your computer's keyboard and click Go in the Finder menu bar. Choose the appearing Library entry in the drop-down menu.
   
2. Navigate to Application Support > Native Instruments.
3. Depending on the Kontakt version you are using, delete the following folder:
   Kontakt 5: "Kontakt 5"
   Kontakt 6: "Kontakt"
   Kontakt 7: "Kontakt 7"
   Kontakt 8: "Kontakt 8"
4. Start Kontakt as a standalone application (not in your DAW).

Jeremy_NI

Well, if you right click the preset and choose Show in Finder, it should show you where the duplicated folder is. I would suggest to delete the duplicate folder and then reset Kontakt's database:

Reinitialize the Kontakt Database

1. Hold down the alt key on your computer's keyboard and click Go in the Finder menu bar. Choose the appearing Library entry in the drop-down menu.
   
2. Navigate to Application Support > Native Instruments.
3. Depending on the Kontakt version you are using, delete the following folder:
   Kontakt 5: "Kontakt 5"
   Kontakt 6: "Kontakt"
   Kontakt 7: "Kontakt 7"
   Kontakt 8: "Kontakt 8"
4. Start Kontakt as a standalone application (not in your DAW).

blisst

Will this delete user favorites? If so, how to export those?

Jeremy_NI

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/203471#Comment_203471

This would only delete the duplicate factory files.

The favorites are found here:

On Mac: Macintosh HD > Users > "Your User Name" > Library > Application Support > Native Instruments > Shared

On Windows: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Native Instruments\Shared