Migrating to new pc - best way to transfer settings etc?

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Yes, I am about to migrate to a new pc, from Win 10 to Win 11, using Cubase 14 Pro.

So, what is the best way to transfer my preferences and other settings? Is this by exporting a profile (I think it is called)?

Please advise! I haven’t done this in ten years, and honestly don’t remember what I did back then.

All the best,

Magnus

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Other than the Settings folder (there should be a link to it on the Start menu), how about this by @Reco29?

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Thanks a huge huge flowering bunch! That was extremely helpful.

Isn’t the Settings folder included in the procedure you linked, though?

All the best,

Magnus

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I plead guilty to not having read the whole thing! My set up is dead simple, so I just copy the settings folder and I’m done.
I should add that I backup my “Documents” folder, which has the VST3 presets folder, to an external drive.

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Yup, I continued reading the thread you linked and have now made copies of my Track and VST presets folders too.

Best,

Magnus

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Hi,

the tutorial linked by @Googly_Smythe aims at saving an important collection of specific settings on a daily basis and to quickly restore them in case they get lost or corrupted. If you want to setup a new system and keep most of the old settings than I would recommend to take a different route starting with the preference folder:

C:\Users\Name\AppData\Roaming\Steinberg\Cubase xy_64
This one contains presets, templates, profiles etc and it should be the first one on your save-list.

Apart from that there are numerous folders that contain presets, settings etc. Here’s a non-comprehensive list to get you started. The items behind each location are just examples:

C:\Users\Name\Documents\Steinberg

  • MIDI Remote
  • Strip Presets
  • FX Chain Presets
  • Drum Maps
  • Logical Editor
  • Project Logical Editor

C:\Users\Name\Documents\VST3-Presets

  • VST3-Presets (Steinberg plus 3rd party presets)

C\Users\Name\Documents\VST XMLs

  • Generic Remote Editor

C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Steinberg\Steinberg Media Bay Server

  • Mediabay

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg

  • Mediabay

C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3

  • the actual VST3s which all reside in this folder

After setting up your new system with Cubase I would suggest to start small with your profile (see link above) or to copy the preference folder to your new system. If you do the latter, please rename the existing folder with an “_” or save it somewhere safe in case you change your mind. The rest is up to you depending on how many settings/presets/ratings etc you want to keep as well.

Hope that helps!

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Templates, Expression Maps. Color Scheme. If an actual new PC then look at Windows Sound Settings > Playback > Properties > Advanced > uncheck Allow Applications to take exclusive control of this device - uncheck in Recording > Properties > Advanced as well.

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To get to this location quickly, hold the Windows key and press “R”, then type:

%APPDATA%\Steinberg\

… then you can browse to the correct Cubase version folder.

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Yeah, that’s always a helpful shortcut :+1:

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There’s also a shortcut on the Windows Start Menu.

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True, but that one points to the local Administrator account’s appdata folder, so, if you run Windows using a non-admin account, you can’t access it. That has been a bug with the installer since pretty much forever. The “%APPDATA%\Steinberg” one always works.

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Thanks, great. I will do as you say and start with the preferences folder, and take it from there. I don’t think I will make a copy of the actual VST3 plugin folder, though, but will reinstall what I need instead.

Best,

Magnus

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Anytime!

Please share how it went if you don’t mind. This topic is kind of underrepresented here in this forum. It’s an either all or nothing approach most of the time.

Good luck, Magnus!

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