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Originally Posted by JohnProphet
So I got a new laptop. I have installed the latest Reaper, latest ASIO4all, latest Focusrite 2i4 drivers.
So now what??
I am going to use my drive from the old laptop as an external drive......so what process do I follow?
Obviously I want to get my VSTS, get my preferences and default setups, and get all of my projects and templates etc
What is the procedure?? Any good threads etc?
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Hello
I'm assuming that you're on Windows, if not, this won't make much sense
From your old drive, copy the Appdata/Roaming/Reaper folder across to the same location on your new laptop, this will restore you REAPER configuration, templates, etc.
If you have any VST(i)s that did not require installation or/and authentication, then these can also be copied over to your new drive. If the location is different from the old drive, then you'll need to update the VST paths in REAPER to match. Check the old Appdata/Roaming folder for any folders with the names of VSTs (usually named after the vendor), this will contain (for the most part), configuration info and presets, etc.
Any VST(i)s that were previously installed or require authentication will need to be reinstalled and authenticated. Again, it might be useful to copy any folders from Appdata/Roaming that correspond to those too.
One more folder to check is Users/Public - quite a few vendors use this folder for storing app related data too.
Regarding the installation of the Focusrite drivers, you won't need ASIO4All installed at the same time, unless you're planning to use the laptop without the 2i4 connected since it should use its own driver for best performance. On my laptop, I find I get better performance with WASAPI drivers than ASIO4ALL, but it will depend much on the built in sound card if you ever use it.
Hope that helps
Rob