After updating Native Access from 3.17.0 to 3.18.0 it will no longer open, stalling at the “Loading Products” phase of the initialization.
Here is a list of the various steps I have tried without success:
1. (Library > Application Support > Native Instruments
Delete the folders "Native Access" and "NTK".
Open the user Library again as shown above. In the user Library folder, navigate to the following location: Library > Preferences
2. Delete the following files:
com.native-instruments.Native Access.plist
com.native-instruments.NTKDaemon.plist
3. Rebooted system multiple times
4. Did Recovery Install of the OS
5. I granted Full Access to both Native Access and Kontakt and the NKDaemon
6. I granted read/write access to the Library folders highlighted in the log below
All of these steps have not resolved the issue.
I do not have any VPN, File Vault or Virus Software to switch off, and until the upgrade to 3.18.0, everything worked fine.
I have attached the NTKDaemon log file, as it might be helpful and I noticed three errors which might lead to the issue
[2025-05-04 19:30:17.277] [daemon] [warning] "0x16c003000":Configuration.cpp:58 Could not parse /Users/spikejp/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/NTK/ntk.json with error: [json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: attempting to parse an empty input; check that your input string or stream contains the expected JSON
2025-05-04 19:30:21.045] [daemon] [error] "0x16c71f000":LocationUtils.cpp:54 Path does not exist: /Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Service Center/NativeAccess.xml
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[2025-05-04 19:30:22.167] [daemon] [error] "0x16c71f000":ProductInfoDownloader.cpp:169 Could not copy from /tmp/31d3-4092-018f-f0c2.xml to: /Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Service Center
Also, the daemon is version: Version: 1.24.0 (R0)
I am operating on a Mac Studio M2 chip, MacOS 15.4.1
There is already a ticket registered for this issue: 4545433
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Spike