VSTs not being scanned after upgrade

[sethman]

I just downloaded and upgraded Reaper to v6.03 and now the vast majority of my VSTs are no longer available. To troubleshoot I've:
-rescanned
-cleared cache and rescanned
-deleted and re-added my folders to the VST paths
-created new folders, moved my VSTs to them, and added those folders to the directory path

Nothing seems to allow roughly 70% of my existing VSTs to be re-discovered. What can I do to get them back?

[domzy]

are they Waves plugins? I don't use them myself but i've seen several threads where people have issues of some sort.

or if the common link between the plugins not showing is the bit version, maybe you have downloaded / installed the "wrong" version of Reaper - 32bit instead of 64bit - or didn't enable bridging support when installing?

[sethman]

Running the x64 version - not sure Waves plugins refers to. Regardless, these are numerous VSTs that have been downloaded over time and worked fine until the latest version update.

Is there a recommendation to uninstall Reaper and re-install in an attempt to rediscover all the .dll files? I assume I can reapply my license key?

[sethman]

Been doing some searches on the problem and I see that the reaper-vstplugins64 .ini file is a good place to start. I renamed it and re-started Reaper which recreated the file but the same VSTs still won't show. Below is a partial listing of the file's contents showing that it's discovered all my VSTs but all those that are no longer in Reaper have the same representation - no "," or 10 digit code following the name of the dll. What would cause this behavior?

Azurite_x64.dll=5BCE237C6EA1D401,1146175834,Azurit e (Distorque)
Azurite.dll=85991C7C6EA1D401
DJinnDrumVST2_x64.dll=9304E5052590D501,1785294446, DjinnDrum (simplerecorder.free.fr)!!!VSTi
DJinnDrumVST2.dll=8D3F3E062590D501
Drumatic_3.dll=0B2E50E677CDD501
DSK_Elektrik_Keyz.dll=29B1954D2CE0D401
DSK_Overture.dll=00FE08C54260CB01
DSK_RhodeZ.dll=3977B0572CE0D401
dynamite_cowbell.dll=420CACF74AE6D401
Grooove_BPB.dll=00A8FFFAF45CD201,1198670416,Grooov e BPB (brunsandspork) (6 out)!!!VSTi
TAL_BassLine.dll=14A36403969CD401,943142247,TAL-BassLine - TAL (TAL - Togu Audio Line)!!!VSTi
TAL_Reverb_4_64.dll=94A99649E0E0D401,1919243828,TA L Reverb 4 Plugin (TAL-Togu Audio Line)
TAL_Reverb_4_64.vst3=6859A049E0E0D401,344897816,TA L Reverb 4 Plugin (TAL-Togu Audio Line)
TAL_Reverb_4.dll=876BDA49E0E0D401
TAL_Reverb_4.vst3=E2C2E149E0E0D401
TyrellN6_x64_.dll=0057C41FCC02D101,1952017974,Tyre llN6 (u-he)!!!VSTi
TyrellN6.dll=0097E23ACB02D101
SL_Drums_3.dll=CEB45B93259ED401
ersdrums.dll=B5EC93D7D39BD401
Lokomotiv.dll=0054333104BDCF01,1164863585,Lokomoti v (ArchetypeInst)!!!VSTi
Neo_Piano_x64.dll=009F52992E7AD401,1313884466,NeoP iano (SoundMagic (Wang YiChi))!!!VSTi
Drum_Pro_64.dll=00A214B9F21AD101,1514754133,Drum Pro 64 (StudioLinkedVST) (32 out)!!!VSTi
BC_Chorus_4_VST_Mono_.dll=00E01CD1698DD401
BC_Chorus_4_VST_Stereo_.dll=00015E236A8DD401
Drum_Pro_32.dll=007B5B8FF21AD101
Grooove_BPB.vst3=00273E31F75CD201,1510987060,Grooo ve BPB (brunsandspork) (6 out)!!!VSTi

[Trav]

I had almost the same experience, but on after an earlier update. Not sure if that was a coincidence or now. I lost almost all my VSTs/VSTIs except for the stock Reapers plugs. Very frustrating. Good luck with yours!

[DarkStar]

I'm going to guess that those plug-ins with the shorter lines are 32-bit plug-ins. As you are running Reaper 64-bit you would need to select the 32-bit bridge module using Reaper's installation.

But the best thing to do is install the 64-bit editions on the plug-ins that are missing.