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I'm assuming you just copied the soundbank to your external hard drive and deleted from Windows drive? If so, that's the default behaviour of Reason:
https://help.propellerheads.com/hc/en-u ... Reason-10-
https://help.propellerheads.com/hc/en-u ... Reason-10-
Well, that should say enough. Installing Reason on an external disk isn't a very smart idea.
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I install the program itself on my 500 GB SSD system boot drive (C:), allowing rack extensions and VSTs to live in their usual places. But I keep all my ReFills, sample libraries, project files, and saved WAVs onto my 7200rpm 2 TB D-drive (internal, not bootable). Not that anybody asked.
What you can do is let it install the files, then move the folders to external HDD and create symlinks to their new locations at original locations. That should do the trick.Taff wrote: ↑10 Jan 2019antic604 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2019I'm assuming you just copied the soundbank to your external hard drive and deleted from Windows drive? If so, that's the default behaviour of Reason:
https://help.propellerheads.com/hc/en-u ... Reason-10-
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Why? Some people like to keep their installed programs on drives other than internal to save space. Maybe the OP's main drive is filled...
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It's a stupid idea. It's always a hell of a lot slower. You probably know that so I am not sure why you're asking.EnochLight wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019Why? Some people like to keep their installed programs on drives other than internal to save space. Maybe the OP's main drive is filled...
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Well sure it's (almost always) slower, but if a person's built-in drive is filled up yet they aren't ready to retire their computer, what other choice is there? Hardly not stupid, IMHO. That's the whole point of external hard drives.fullforce wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019It's a stupid idea. It's always a hell of a lot slower. You probably know that so I am not sure why you're asking.EnochLight wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019
Why? Some people like to keep their installed programs on drives other than internal to save space. Maybe the OP's main drive is filled...
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Not trying to get in the middle of this (slightly OT) debate, but the whole point of external HD is not necessarily for applications at all. I use mine exclusively for documents and sample libraries etc., no applications. This frees the internal drive for applications and other system files. But I digress…EnochLight wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019Well sure it's (almost always) slower, but if a person's built-in drive is filled up yet they aren't ready to retire their computer, what other choice is there? Hardly not stupid, IMHO. That's the whole point of external hard drives.
But come on, we're here to complain about the browser, not discuss the intention of external hard drives…
BTW, the brewers bugged me for a few months, then I learned new habits and have not been caught by the "adding multiple devices" effect more than once or twice (FAR less often as the "accidentally dragging device" effect).
But yea, why not lock it on one device until you specifically switch to another, seems like a logical functionality to me.
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Of course there are other choices Like freeing up some space for Reason by transferring data to that same external HD - you know, what they're generally used for If anything, that's the whole point of external HD's, to archive data so you keep space for prioritized data, the most important of which is usually the software you want to run.EnochLight wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019Well sure it's (almost always) slower, but if a person's built-in drive is filled up yet they aren't ready to retire their computer, what other choice is there? Hardly not stupid, IMHO. That's the whole point of external hard drives.
You probably know this so I am not sure why I'm explaining
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Well sure, that's what you use it for. That's what I use mine for, as well. But transfer rates and read/writes on modern external drives, over USB3 or Lightening, have been more than adequate to install applications on for quite some time. This is a common use for many, I would wager. Also, if one has lost their installation media or just generally don't want to be hassled with uninstalling/re-instaling a bunch of apps and moving data, just using their external in this manner might be easier.
See above. But you know this, right?Exowildebeest wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019Of course there are other choices Like freeing up some space for Reason by transferring data to that same external HD - you know, what they're generally used for If anything, that's the whole point of external HD's, to archive data so you keep space for prioritized data, the most important of which is usually the software you want to run.
You probably know this so I am not sure why I'm explaining
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The bottom line is, while of course it isn't ideal, it's certainly not "stupid".
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No no Enoch, that's not how this works. You just had your legs cut off with a samurai sword and then your bleeding torso was trampled to mushy paste by a herd of wildebeest. You can't just come back from that with a calmly expressed, rational counterargument.
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Exowildebeest wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019No no Enoch, that's not how this works. You just had your legs cut off with a samurai sword and then your bleeding torso was trampled to mushy paste by a herd of wildebeest. You can't just come back from that with a calmly expressed, rational counterargument.
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What choice is there? Oh, I don't know. Maybe buy a bigger internal HD and clone it?EnochLight wrote: ↑17 Jan 2019Well sure it's (almost always) slower, but if a person's built-in drive is filled up yet they aren't ready to retire their computer, what other choice is there? Hardly not stupid, IMHO. That's the whole point of external hard drives.
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And if the user doesn't have the technical know-how to disassemble a laptop to switch out a drive, let alone clone it? The fact is: sometimes just picking up an external hard drive solves all your problems, in a much easier fashion. I'm not saying it's ideal, nor the best option. But "stupid"? Nah.
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It's stupid to run programs off an external harddisk. Period.EnochLight wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019And if the user doesn't have the technical know-how to disassemble a laptop to switch out a drive, let alone clone it? The fact is: sometimes just picking up an external hard drive solves all your problems, in a much easier fashion. I'm not saying it's ideal, nor the best option. But "stupid"? Nah.
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OK then, we now agree there are other uses for external drives than for applications, right? So back to the topic at hand, what are folks doing to work around this "gotcha" with the browser? I'm finding one of the reasons it becomes a point of confusion for me is that when you click on another device after browsing, the last selection is still visible in the browser. This leads me to assume the browser is still focused on the device in question, but as we all know if you double click on any of those items currently displayed in the browser you will create another/new device.
So my new habit is to drag into the rack as a primary way of loading patches, or use the patch select arrows on the device itself. Both of these approaches work 100% as expected and prevent accidental new devices from appearing in my rack.
It's only the "double-click" in the browser that cases the undesired results, so I just stopped using that technique - there are two other techniques for loading patches that work as well for me, so the result is no unexpected devices populating the rack. I call it the "safe browsing" technique…
Plus, it's easy enough to return to the former status by re-linking the selected device to the browser (an unnecessary extra step to be sure, but one I'm now used to using on a regular basis).
So my new habit is to drag into the rack as a primary way of loading patches, or use the patch select arrows on the device itself. Both of these approaches work 100% as expected and prevent accidental new devices from appearing in my rack.
It's only the "double-click" in the browser that cases the undesired results, so I just stopped using that technique - there are two other techniques for loading patches that work as well for me, so the result is no unexpected devices populating the rack. I call it the "safe browsing" technique…
Plus, it's easy enough to return to the former status by re-linking the selected device to the browser (an unnecessary extra step to be sure, but one I'm now used to using on a regular basis).
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I would say there are caveats to doing so, and if criticizing someone who suggests doing so I would explain the pros and cons so they would know what to expect.fullforce wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019It's stupid to run programs off an external harddisk. Period.EnochLight wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019
And if the user doesn't have the technical know-how to disassemble a laptop to switch out a drive, let alone clone it? The fact is: sometimes just picking up an external hard drive solves all your problems, in a much easier fashion. I'm not saying it's ideal, nor the best option. But "stupid"? Nah.
But come on, it's not "stupid" to do so unless you're expecting the same results as on an internal drive - and then I could call it "ignorant" and not "stupid". And those that have experience in this would do well to share their knowledge rather than stupid-shaming someone. A little respect goes a long way, something for everyone here to consider and then move back to the topic at hand.
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