How to avoid data on SSD system drive?

Cubase
#1

Heya

Is there a way to tell Cubase NOT to install absolutely anything to the C: drive? Mine works as the system drive and is an SSD with only 128GB, so I don’t want to be filling it with stuff which can as well be on the mechanical D: drive. I installed Cubase completely to the D: drive, I indicated user specified folders whenever possible. Still, Cubase puts a considerable amount of stuff into the AppData/Roaming folder and VST libraries somewhere hidden on the C: drive. If I move this stuff by hand, it won’t be found by Cubase. The C: drive is almost full I need it for other stuff, not for VST sound libraries. Any help would be highly appreciated.

Cheers,

Sub.

#2

Aloha S,

Try asking that question here:
http://www.steinberg.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=81

HTH (hope this helps)
{’-’}

#3

[on the wrong track - disregard]

#4

You can specifiy the install locations for the content on install. Or move them and create links in the default folder.

#5

You can’t override the location for stuff that is supposed to go to hidden system or user folders like AppData/Roaming, the installer doesn’t give this option. Not sure if Cubase will follow links in case that it can’t find the real files, but I will give it a try. Thanks anyway.

#6

That´s why I was referring to “content” as in librarys which, as you said, get installed on the C drive by default, but, as I said can be directed to install somwehere else.

Yes, it does - given “link” is the correct translation for what I mean. Don´t know, what it works with and what not, but you can for example link your VST3 presets folder to a drive you like, and all the library content when moving to a different location.

#7

I wish this was true for all content, but it is not. As I recently upgraded C:\ to an SSD, I was very aware of where to have things installed, and some content just got installed somewhere without any mention, let alone a location to choose (IIRC Padshop/ Padshop Pro is one of them). It’s not such a big deal for me, having a 256 GB SSD, but it is something Steinberg should make more transparent (or at least not invisible) during install.

#8

Well, I don’t know exactly which one you are refering to, but definitely I can specifiy the padshop content install location. Also all the other lije reverence, GAOne, HSSE. And they get installed there, and nowhere else (apart from the links I mentioned earlier). Surely some things might always be installed in the app datanroaming folder on the C: drive, but that’s usually very little data, and also standard (and necessary because of different user accounts and rights?) My C: drive is About 60 gigs IIRC and stil 6 gigs free with C5 C6 and C7 installed