My Komplete Kontrol software could not read the content data stored in my portable SSD

I bought a new laptop recently and its disk space is not that enough for my music production tools, so I used a portable SSD and set my content location(native access) in it. But, OMG, I couldn't load some instruments which has something left in this content location, and sometimes I reinsert my SSD and find my licenses missing in Native Access. I hope I can figure out what's wrong with my system and get it fixed.

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Jojo123

Need more information. What Computer, OS, DAW etc. and how is the drive formatted?

If you're on Mac Make sure its NOT ExFat or you'll be asking for trouble. Format it APFS

Kyou

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/177081#Comment_177081

Oh no.Hasee T8, Win11, FL Studio.Formatted NTFS.

BIF

Years ago, probably around Komplete 5, I had an external drive and it was always confusing and messy. Back then we didn't yet have Native Access, but we had the old Native Instruments Service Center, and between SC, Komplete, and whatever else, it was annoying to not find my instruments and libraries. So I reconfigured to put all that stuff on an internal "always connected, always online" drive. And as SSDs became more and more affordable, I gradually moved all of those libraries to an internal SSD.

Worth every penny and every minute I spent fixing all of that. The VST standard just didn't seem to like having to deal with drives that could be not connected or switched off. Or maybe it was the fact that those libraries, when on an external drive, were connected via USB.

Not saying that here some 17 years later, that it would be the same issue. But still, USB is not always the best way to get this done. And indeed, I've found that SATA or M.2 seem to be much more reliable.

Kyou

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/177163#Comment_177163

ok fine. I will put a SSD in my laptop.Can I just remove the shell of the portable SSD(yes it's an assembled one ) and insert the drive into my laptop and find everything inside it recognizable? I hate it to reinstall everything. It takes too much time...

BIF

Before you do all that, let's think this through.

What model and brand is that SSD and what's the capacity? How much free space do you still have on it?
Assuming that the SSD is SATA internally, and it's just in an external case that converts it to USB, then yes it may be able to just be plugged into an available SATA port in the laptop.
…but does that laptop even HAVE a free SATA port? And is that port connected internally? Some newer laptops "could" be made without additional internal ports, because that would make it cheaper to manufacture the laptop. Or if it's newer, the laptop might only have a free M.2 port and not a SATA port. You need to check these things to see if you even CAN put this SSD inside that laptop.
Your laptop, if delivered with an extra port (M.2 or SATA), may or may not have included any brackets or screws needed to fasten a new drive in place. Check this.

TLDR; yes…you might be able to put that SSD inside your laptop. Maybe.

Good luck on whatever you decide.

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