Been having lots of small problems with WL 12 lately and just reset it by erasing the preferences as per PG’s instructions. Most of the problems disappeared so it maybe a good idea to do this once in a while.
Here is what I did - I erased this folder in Windows 10
C:\User [UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Wavelab Pro 12 \
One thing that happened that I forgot about was that it also ERASED ALL
MY PLUG IN PRESETS. NOT COOL!!! Are the presets stored anywhere else. that I can access? Lots of important work not there anymore. Thanks in advance.
Did you make a backup before erasing?
I usually rename the folder (into “Wavelab Pro 12 (old)” or something) instead of erasing it when I’m suspecting problems with my Preferences, then I can revert to it or parts of it in case of problems. Tools like BeyondCompare are very helpful in situations like this.
As an experienced user, why didn’t you make a backup???
Remember the wise saying: Data doesn’t exist unless it exists in at least two places
If you have still a WaveLab 11 installation, you can at least retrieve these presets.
I was in a hurry. I NORMALLY would have done that. When you have a client breathing down your neck wanting you to finish up his project and you are having problems with WL then you sometimes forget…I won’t do that again.
Maybe it would be a good idea NOT to store things like plugin presets in a folder that could get completely erased??? Just an idea…
Well, any folder can get completely erased. Remember that from a system/user permissions perspective, the user-mode application running in the user’s security context must have read/write permissions to the folder you want to write preset data to, and read from. So it’s not like the app can use folders with restricted permissions for that. Ergo, “you can delete them.”
If you’re a Windows user, you may look into writing up a wee batch file that zips your config data up into a separate file that you keep stored elsewhere.
Tom
Firstly - get a backup routine going. Every single app here that has any kind of user data (Preset, config file, template etc etc) has its own Syncback Pro backup job that runs twice a day.
Secondly - NEVER make low level changes like this when work is ongoing. But I do not think I need to tell you that.
VP
No I learned the hard way. What is Syncback Pro???
See here:
SyncBackPro backup software for Windows
For studio operations - this is the backup solution for anything and everything.
Best money you will spend if you use it as designed and take the time to backup the critical data that all apps will create.
Have used it for years - would not use anything else. And yes - it saved my can more times that I can count.
VP
Thanks so much!!! I have been looking for this kind of software for a long time. Thanks again!
My pleasure - enjoy your backups!
VP
A second vote for Syncback Pro here - I’ve been using it for years and it has been very reliable. I back up from my main machine drive to NAS, and also direct to OneDrive - i.e. one backup onsite, one backup offsite. You can add many different “jobs” so e.g. back up masters and projects in one job, backup settings in another, back up personal files etc… all can run on schedule and it also provide logs of any issues or failures (e.g. locked files). Very much worth the 60 bucks!