Skip to content
AudioThing
Plugins (VST, AU, AAX) and Sample Libraries
AudioThing
  • Plugins
    • Effects
      • Things Texture
      • Wires
      • Speakers
      • Type B
      • Frostbite
      • Valves
      • Springs
      • Reels
      • Type A
      • Outer Space
      • Wave Box
      • The Orb
      • Fog Convolver
      • Vinyl Strip
      • Space Strip
      • Megaphone
      • Phase Motion
      • miniVerb
      • Filterjam
      • Blindfold EQ
    • Instruments
      • Hats
      • Hand Clapper
      • SR-88
      • Latin Percussion
      • miniBit
  • Company
    • About
    • Blog
    • Jobs
  • Support
    • Newsletter
    • Support Center
    • EULA
    • Contact
  • Account
  • ()
  • Plugins
    • Effects
      • Things Texture
      • Wires
      • Speakers
      • Type B
      • Frostbite
      • Valves
      • Springs
      • Reels
      • Type A
      • Outer Space
      • Wave Box
      • The Orb
      • Fog Convolver
      • Vinyl Strip
      • Space Strip
      • Megaphone
      • Phase Motion
      • miniVerb
      • Filterjam
      • Blindfold EQ
    • Instruments
      • Hats
      • Hand Clapper
      • SR-88
      • Latin Percussion
      • miniBit
  • Company
    • About
    • Blog
    • Jobs
  • Support
    • Newsletter
    • Support Center
    • EULA
    • Contact
  • Account
  • ()

I’ve updated to High Sierra, now the DAW crashes or I can’t activate the licenses

Created OnApril 1, 2018
  • Support
  • Troubleshooting
  • I’ve updated to High Sierra, now the DAW crashes or I can’t activate the licenses

I’ve updated to High Sierra, now the DAW crashes or I can’t activate the licenses

Upgrading to High Sierra (macOS 10.13) may break Logic Pro X, Main Stage, Garage Band, or other DAWs.

Symptoms:

  • Plugins can’t validate the license file
  • Plugins crash or hang the DAW while scanning or loading a session
  • Presets, channel strips, and templates can’t be saved or loaded
  • Cause:
    If you upgraded from Logic Pro 9 to Logic Pro X prior to the upgrade to High Sierra, chances are that your “Audio Music Apps” folder is broken.

    Fix:

  • Quit Logic Pro X, Main Stage, or Garage Band.
  • Go to your “Music” folder in your user home. If you find an alias to “Audio Music Apps”, delete it.
  • Create the folder “Audio Music Apps” inside “Music”, you should have this structure:
    Macintosh HD / Users / “your user home” / Music / Audio Music Apps
  • Open Terminal (you can find it in /Applications/Utilities/) and paste this:
    open /.HFS+\ Private\ Directory\ Data?/
  • Copy/move the content you’ve found with the Terminal into the newly created “Audio Music Apps” folder.
  • Restart your Mac just in case.
  • Table of Contents

         

    © 2011-2020 AudioThing Ltd.

    Go to Top