Pro Tools freezes when "restoring miscellaneous files." Awesome....

[brianhood]

So I've had absolutely no problems with this project up until tonight, but every time i try to load one of the saves or one of the session backup saves, it freezes when it gets to the "restoring miscellaneous files" point....

I've run into a problem similar to this before and it turned out to be a plugin that was screwing things up(but instead it would just completely crash mid load, and i could never figure out which plugin it was). So i started saving a session with all of the tracks disabled, which was a workaround for the problem(for some reason it will load the session with disabled tracks, and has no problem enabling the tracks and plugins once the session is loaded). Unfortunately i forgot to save a "no plugin" version this time, so i'll be losing a day's worth of work if i can't figure this out.

anyone have any clue as to what i can do? This is driving me nuts.


I've already tried deleting my preference files and all that stuff
I'm running PT 7.4 on XP pro

 

[brianhood]

on one of the other saves, it got past "restoring miscellaneous files" but froze on "Reading Overviews"
i hate my life=/

 

[AudioPhile777]

I have a project that random closes out PT when i save... you think you have frustrating?

 

[LydonB]

did you guys trash your prefs?

 

[C_F_H_13]

http://www.jcdeshaies.com/

This app is your best friend. Fixes 99% of all digi related problems.

 

[LydonB]

http://www.jcdeshaies.com/

This app is your best friend. Fixes 99% of all digi related problems.

Yeah, I forgot about that thing. Makes trashing prefs easy, haha.

 

[brianhood]

http://www.jcdeshaies.com/

This app is your best friend. Fixes 99% of all digi related problems.

is that thing mac only?

If all it does is trash my pref files and unicode files, then i'm not really missing out on anything...

 

[Joshua Wickman]

Yea Ive had similar problems and more so with protools 8. Its a plugin that is out of date I'm sure and there is not much you can do unless you get rid of that plug or update it. I'm sure there is some work around but the problem will happen again and other problems as well. Take my word for it as Ive had crazy errors happen from plugins being out of date. Figuring out which one it is should be some fun.

 

[Damian B]

Yeah, I've serviced a couple studios fixing hardware and software issues, and in my experience with protools, plugins are the problem 99% of the time. The pirated waves plugins can cause A LOT of trouble........

 

[C_F_H_13]

If all it does is trash my pref files and unicode files, then i'm not really missing out on anything...

Well if you already do that stuff then no you aren't missing out, with the exception that it does it all for you with the click of one button. It's alot easier then finding all the individual files on multiple drives.

Since I've used that program about once a week, I've had ZERO problems with protools...I mean nothing. No crashes, no slowdown, no DAE errors....nothing.

 

[::XeS::]

But is it a secure procedure? Are these files useless? I have to backup before these files before the delete?

 

[AudioPhile777]

There needs to be one for PC... dangit.

 

[C_F_H_13]

But is it a secure procedure? Are these files useless? I have to backup before these files before the delete?

It is and yes they are, but it has an option to backup if you choose to. I never have and don't plan on doing it any time soon.

 

[Joshua Wickman]

Yeah, I've serviced a couple studios fixing hardware and software issues, and in my experience with protools, plugins are the problem 99% of the time. The pirated waves plugins can cause A LOT of trouble........

Yep could not agree more and Protools 8 needs waves v6 as well!

 

[::XeS::]

Default settings are ok?
I have checked:

DAE prefs folder
Protools preferences
com.digidesign.protools.plist
Digidesign database folder
Volumes folder

 

[C_F_H_13]

Default settings are ok?
I have checked:

DAE prefs folder
Protools preferences
com.digidesign.protools.plist
Digidesign database folder
Volumes folder

I usually just check everything, but I don't use the midi stuff so I would just leave the default selected.

 

[C_F_H_13]

Default settings are ok?
I have checked:

DAE prefs folder
Protools preferences
com.digidesign.protools.plist
Digidesign database folder
Volumes folder

OH!

Don't forget the Digisetup.osx I don't know why that doesn't default select, but you need to do that one as well.

 

[AudioGeekZine]

You guys know about Digi's Tech Support Utility that does the same thing right? Mac/PC

 

[brianhood]

You guys know about Digi's Tech Support Utility that does the same thing right? Mac/PC

ha didnt know that

the funny this is that i downloaded it before, but never ran the program
now i just gotta remember where i saved it on my computer