Vst2xscanner issue

[bvassallo]

Hello,

I hope anyone can help me as it is annoying me this one.
I have installed Cubase again, and every-time I startup my computer upon login i see the following:

Brians-MacBook-Pro:~ brianvassallo$ /Applications/Cubase\ LE\ AI\ Elements\ 11.app/Contents/Components/VSTPlugManager.bundle/Contents/Resources/vst2xscanner ; exit;
vst2xscanner: illegal usage
usage: vst2xscanner -p pluginPath
logout

Saving session…
…copying shared history…
…saving history…truncating history files…
…completed.

Therefore despite the line there showing ’ Illegal usage’ which I do not know what it means, and despite all my plugins are legit,
I wish to have this whole notice to disappear upon login, instead of closing the terminal manually every time.

Please note that I have not installed the cubase bundle, and Halion, as I am using only my purchased 3rd party plugins.
Maybe there is a folder with cubase bundle still on my computer despite not downloading it and I have to go there and delete it?

Much appreciated
Brian Vassallo

[Martin.Jirsak]

Hi,

Try to rename/remove Cubase preferenes folder and then start Cubase again.

Cubase Preferences folders are:
Mac: ~/Library/Preferences/Cubase X
Win: %appData% \Steinberg\Cubase X_64

Where the X is the Cubase version (for example 13).

In my opinion, you set Cubase to scan VST2 folder to some wrong folder and Cubase tries to scan files, which are not plug-ins.

[bvassallo]

Hi martin and thanks alot for jumping in to help me

.
I searched all of my folders I guess, but could not see any VST2 folder
Also I looked into all preferences folders but could not see any Cubase/ pref.

I am attaching an image of all the folders in my Cubase at my Applications folder. You can see what I have available from there.

[bvassallo]

Seems like the issue is solved now.
All I did is removing the vst2xscanner in my Login Items in Users/Groups on my Mac. Cubase works fine and my plugins as well.

Image attached:

Thanks the same
Brian