Cubase 10 Pro just loaded up and all my VSTs are now in default preset folders and my collection/arranged folders all removed.
Nothing new was changed except latest Cubase update 10.0.40
Have hundreds of VSTs including the Steinberg default (though my go-to’s are smaller) and the re-sorting all of these into collection folders again is looking like a nightmare.
Is this a feature? Anyone else experience this?
I don’t often jump on the forum as Cubase works extremely well save when it doesn’t, which is hardly ever.
Most of my VST’s are now in “Other” - this is a major pain in the a**, like data entry after the fact.
Not sure if you are on a Mac or PC (which is why we encourage configs in signatures - hint, hint )
But on a PC in appdata/roaming/steinberg/cubase the file PluginManager.xml keeps your collection data. So if your collections did get mangled you should be able to restore this from a backup to get them back.
Good chance this is bad news, but you’d need an OS level backup. Then restore the PluginManager.xml file from that backup. Most folks know they should be doing regular backups but it often takes a significant data loss to transition from “should” to “doing” - if this is your case then it is a drag to have to recreate the collections, but at least you’re motivated to start a backup schedule.
You can create as many folders as you like. You can nest the folders however you want. You can show the same plug-in in multiple folders. Attached is part of the collection I use. The ones at the top, not in any folder, are the go-to plugs I access the most. Below that are folders to sort stuff how I like. Notice the “Dynamics Folder.” Every compressor I own is in that folder (scrolling off the bottom). But it also has a sub-folder called “With Mix Control” where I listed a 2nd time only those compressors that have a mix control so I can find them easily for parallel compression. Notice the UAD elysia compressors are shown in both folders. Further down off-screen all the plugs are in yet another set of folders sorted by manufacturer. So yeah it’s flexible.
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