Nuendo 15 VST scanner log and VST manager freeze

Nuendo
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I’m troubleshooting a problem where Nuendo 15 keeps creating a file named VSTScannerMaster.log on my D: drive, rescanning plugins at some undetermined point, various timing. The block list is empty, and Nuendo runs normally after launching without issues, but if I open Studio > VST Plug-in Manager and click the VST2 power button, Nuendo becomes unresponsive and must be killed via Task Manager.

I can’t view the VST2 plug-in paths or determine which VST2 folder Nuendo is scanning. My VST3 plugins are in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3. I don’t have a C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2 folder or a Program Files\Steinberg\VstPlugins folder.

Any idea why the scanner log is being written to my D drive occasionally, and is there a way to identify the plug-in or folder causing the lock-up without opening the VST2 manager?

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It takes a while when you hit the VST2 button all depending on how many plugins you have installed. My VST2 plugins are in Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins :slight_smile:

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Ah…ok, took a couple of minutes for the engine to reference all the files on the drive. All is good. Thanks Jarvis. I will see if the log file continues to populate on the root of the D drive going forward. It is not a problem really, but I am an engineer and my OCD nature dislikes anything I don’t understand or need. Fast becoming a huge fan of Nuendo, don’t think I will ever look back at ProTools again.