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[Ortofon]

Hey Geniuses!

i couldnt find something via the search engine, although im pretty sure this question was asked before - so, sorry if im creating kind of a double thread.

i have a good running high sierra system and would like to upgrade to mojave, but with a fresh install. mainly because i think i had my high sierra install with a few flaws, unnecessary kexts and stuff. as its been a while since then and i got no clue how to "clean" this up, i´d like to start fresh.

my concern to this is, that i have a huge collection of audio plugins, DAW´s and so on which are registered to this very computer id and to change that, you need to get in contact with the dev´s, begging for a "new" license (e.g. Ableton Live). as this is time consuming, i was wondering if there is a way to kind of backup the data which these plugins are connected too (which in fact i dont even know what id´s these could be).

so, can anyone please tell me:
- what id´s these plugins and daws rely on
-if and how i could "backup" them and paste it to my fresh install

the computer specs are the build nr2 in my signature

i hope you understand my question - as i am no native english speaker
thanks in advance and greetings from vienna!


CONCLUSION:
if you cant deactivate your plugins on your own, it´s pretty risky to try a fresh install. problem not really solved, but yeah - i gotta live with it

 

[UtterDisbelief]

Hey Geniuses!

i couldnt find something via the search engine, although im pretty sure this question was asked before - so, sorry if im creating kind of a double thread.

i have a good running high sierra system and would like to upgrade to mojave, but with a fresh install. mainly because i think i had my high sierra install with a few flaws, unnecessary kexts and stuff. as its been a while since then and i got no clue how to "clean" this up, i´d like to start fresh.

my concern to this is, that i have a huge collection of audio plugins, DAW´s and so on which are registered to this very computer id and to change that, you need to get in contact with the dev´s, begging for a "new" license (e.g. Ableton Live). as this is time consuming, i was wondering if there is a way to kind of backup the data which these plugins are connected too (which in fact i dont even know what id´s these could be).

so, can anyone please tell me:
- what id´s these plugins and daws rely on
-if and how i could "backup" them and paste it to my fresh install

the computer specs are the build nr2 in my signature

i hope you understand my question - as i am no native english speaker
thanks in advance and greetings from vienna!

Hi there,

It depends on the software involved. Some only use basic UUID type checks, while others use tricky disk sector mods. I remember a big software house telling a customer there was no way they were going to reveal their hidden data because if they did that people could get around their copy-protection and pirate stuff. I make a point to steer clear of devs like this but understand it isn't always possible.

I hope I'm wrong for your software.

If there is an option remember to "de-activate" any software you can and "de-authorise" it. Just like iTunes.

Check with the different software companies for guidance before you reformat.

Good luck!

 

[Ortofon]

thanks for your reply!

there are a few companies where im able to de-activate, but ableton live for example just gives you two activations and theres no chance to deactivate on your own. i had the problem before, where i just didnt knew what i was doing and played around with the data in smbios and system parameters in clover. my activations where lost and i had to send them an email, why i would need more activations. it took them like a week or so which was.....pretty annoying to say the least ;-)

bearing that in mind, i think i´ll stick with high sierra until i REALLY need to upgrade.


so, thanks again. even if you didnt get me the answer i was hoping for