Move Cubase 10.5 Artist and all associated things (templates, VST's, files, etc) to new computer

Cubase
1

Getting a new HP computer and need to get Cubase 10.5 and all my stuff from my old HP to the new one. I know my way around a computer but there are files and folders in so many different places, it seems. All the audio files I’ve saved, the templates I use, my preferences profile, the VST’s (Kontact, Native Instruments, others). Can someone please help me understand how to find/move these files to the new computer or do I have to re-install everything. Is there a specific sequence to get everything transferred correctly?

Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks.

2

Hi,

there a numerous threads about this topic in the forum. There is no golden way to do it. It all depends on your system - what do you have and what do you want to save?

Personally, I would start with a rather fresh install and download the latest updates of all plugins. I would make a list of plugins that I want to keep, templates, samples, etc.
I like to work with Profiles because they already contain a lot of customized settings and are easy to transfer.

Do you have a lot of user presets or ratings that you’d like to keep? Old VST2 files? What is important and what not? Transferring presets from stock instruments or 3rd party presets saved as *vstpresets is easy. It gets more complicated when it comes to 3rd party plugins because they are all organized differently. For example, Native Instruments/Kontakt can be a rabbit hole…

Again, I would read some threads about moving content to a new computer because it will give you a much better understanding about things you might want to keep, how you can do it etc. Again, there is no golden way. You’ll find a lot of different approaches.

3

I think @Reco29 covered the gamut… but one thing to keep in mind (that they mentioned) is VST2 plugins… They’re technically unsupported at this point, even though you can get them to work. I think those might be your biggest hiccup. I personally don’t even install them anymore… I uncheck VST2 and AAX in any install options when installing or updating a plugin to avoid compatibility issues