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Correct Folder Location Chaos & Confusion

Discussion in 'REAKTOR' started by David2015, Sep 22, 2020.

  1. David2015

    David2015 New Member

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    The folder in question, Toybox's "Free Pack" of Reaktor ensembles and blocks, had been installed, located properly and was functioning perfectly fine up until yesterday when I moved it from "/Users/david/Documents/Native Instruments/Reaktor 6" to "/Users/david/Documents/Native Instruments/Reaktor 6/Blocks". The reason I took this now regrettable action was because I had recently watched the NI "Loading User Blocks in REAKTOR 6 Racks" video on Youtube. After moving the Free Pack folder into the Blocks folder, Reaktor responded by telling me "Blocks Not Found" and prompting me to "Open Native Access" to repair the Free Pack installation. So I did just that by changing its location in Native Access from just outside the "...Reaktor 6/Blocks" folder to inside the ".../Reaktor 6/Blocks" folder. But then, after a reboot even, nothing from Free Packs still would not load and I again was shown that same "repair installation", open Native Access prompt. I tried to put everything back as it was, undoing that move into the Blocks folder, but to no avail. Even though Native Access shows Free Pack as being happily, correctly installed alongside all my other NI software that are functioning normally, none of the Free Pack contents are accessible at the moment.
    What do I do now to sort it out?

    {As an aside, the reason I even watched that particular tutorial was because I had been unable to open up the Cloudlab200t V2 user rack. It seems I still need to learn the distinctions been Racks and Ensembles, which at the moment are still a little vague and confusing to me.}
     
  2. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    CloudLab version 2 is an ensemble not a Rack.
    Can you restore your Racks and instruments to the older path?
     
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  3. David2015

    David2015 New Member

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    I did return that Toybox Audio Free Pack folder to where I had it prior to yesterday, before it became a problem. But it won't load and Reaktor tells me that I need to repair it in Native Access. Incidentally, Native Access shows it as being not-broken.
    Regarding the Cloudlab, thanks for clearing that up for me, I guess I was expecting to see an .ism Racks file in its folder; in fact, I just now downloaded it again (did it recently change to a version 3 it looks like?).
     
  4. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    p.e. Racks ism in different folders like Boodlines by Brett Lavallee.
    For myself I copy the instrument path and start a racks file. Reaktor ask me where is the location of isms.
    Open the first menue - paste in the ism-folder-path-link and give an okay for all other.
    At the end save Racks as .. to hhd C:
    Okay Brett produced 295 Racks - so it's a lot to do. But there is less space on my C-hdd
     
  5. colB

    colB NI Product Owner

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    In Windows you can create 'symbolic links' (just like in a real operating system!). It's a bit tricky, you need to use console commends, or download an app that can make them for you, but then you could create a folder on a different drive, and create a simlink on C pointing to that folder, and the file system would work as though the the folder was where the simlink is. so You can move stuff around but still have Reaktor think its is where is was installed!

    WARNING! I have not tried this in this specific situation, however I have in the past used it with Reaktor to add things to my right click context menu by putting simlinks in the folder that contains context menu items.
     
  6. Paule

    Paule NI Product Owner

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    Colin, I'm a pensioneer with a lot of time for myself. Thanks for your tip.
     
  7. David2015

    David2015 New Member

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    Do either of you know how to make it so that Reaktor will once again be able to load all the ensembles and stuff located in my “Free Pack” folder though? Like I mentioned above, it shows up in Native Access as though it’s all copacetic when it’s clearly not.
     
  8. colB

    colB NI Product Owner

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    If you did copy everything back to where it was originally when it was working, but it still doesn't work, then its probably whatever you did inbetween with Native Access. Maybe something similar to the solution at the end of this thread might work, but it would be wise to contact support for advice I think?