Steam Folder Is Not Writable Omnisphere 2 Mac

The Steam Folder Does Not Have Write Permission Omnisphere 2 Download; The Steam Folder Does Not Have Write Permission Omnisphere 2 1; Aug 22, 2017 Just a quick video, pardon me for the quality. I've seen multiple users lately that have had this problem, but not getting a good answer. All the videos I found on youtube didn't really help. If the developer folder does not show, try refreshing the Omnisphere browser window (with the bottom-left circular arrow button). There are several ways to enable or disable write-protection of your USB flash drive, and the files it contains.

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If you're receving an error in regards to the STEAM folder not being writeable or not having write permission, this can be caused by a few things. Usually this indicates that the library is either incomplete, or the instrument is looking in the wrong place for the library. Here are some examples of the errors you may see:

If you are receiving these error messages, please install from a full installation source. The updates in your user account are not a full installation, and are only meant to be used if your instrument is already fully installed.

There are two methods to fully install your instrument. If you purchased the boxed version, use the USB to install. If you purcahsed a download, make sure to complete the download manager, and then use the resulting Installation folder to install.

Note: If you just linked your instrument to a STEAM or SAGE folder on an external drive, you may receive these messages before restarting the instrument. You can disregard them unless you see them again upon reopening the insturment.

If you're still experiencing issues, please reach out to info@spectrasonics.net and we'll be happy to help.

ProgramData is normally a hidden file. To 'Show Hidden Files' go to Start Menu/Control Pane/Appearance And Personalization/Folder Options/View tab. Select the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option and hit 'Apply'

On Windows XP, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:

C:Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSpectrasonics

Documents And Settings is normally a hidden file. To 'Show Hidden Files' go to Start Menu/Control Options/Folder Options//View tab. Select the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option and hit 'Apply'

The data files for Omnisphere are stored in your STEAM folder. When you update your patches or soundsources, you are updating files in your STEAM folder, which was created when you originally installed Omnisphere. Your STEAM folder is located inside your Spectrasonics folder. See the instructions below to find your Spectrasonics folder. Inside your Spectrasonics folder you'll find STEAM, which may be the STEAM folder, or it may be an alias (Mac) or Shortcut (Window) to the STEAM folder.

On Mac, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:

Macintosh HD/Users/<Your Username>/Library/Application Support/Spectrasonics

From Mac OS X 10.7 and higher, Apple have made the User - Library folder a hidden folder by default. This is to stop general Mac users fiddling with settings, however, music makers will require using this folder from time to time.

Please see the handy article below on how to unhide your User Library folder in Mac OS X 10.7 or higher

On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:

C:ProgramDataSpectrasonics

On Windows XP, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:

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C:Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSpectrasonics

Documents And Settings is normally a hidden file. To 'Show Hidden Files' go to Start Menu/Control Options/Folder Options//View tab. Select the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option and hit 'Apply'

Storing sound files on a secondary drive

If you are wanting to store your Omnisphere audio files on a second hard drive, you can put the Spectrasonics/STEAM folder onto your second drive. You will then need to create an alias or 'short cut' to this location on your main Mac or Windows drive. You can create an alias (Mac) or a short cut (Windows) by right-clicking (ctrl+click for Mac users) the STEAM folder and selecting it from the menu.

Once you have done this, you will then need to either locate or create the following folder on your main drive:

On Mac, the Spectrasonics folder needs to be created here:

Macintosh HD/Users/<Your Username>/Library/Application Support/Spectrasonics

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On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the Spectrasonics folder needs to be located here:

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C:ProgramDataSpectrasonics

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On Windows XP, the Spectrasonics folder needs to be created here:
C:Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSpectrasonics

You will then need to move the STEAM alias folder (or the STEAM short cut folder) into the Spectrasonics folder on your main drive.

Note: On Mac, once you have placed the 'STEAM alias' folder on your main drive, you will need to rename it removing the word alias from the file, otherwise it will not work. You should now have a 'STEAM' folder on your main drive that is pointing to its actual location on your second drive.
Now when you close and re-launch your host application, Omnisphere should be pulling the audio files from off of the second hard drive.