Transfer ableton, projects and plugins to new mac

[mickmike]

I have a mbp running snow lepeord 10.6.8. I've gone as far as I can with it. I've got live 8, plenty of plugs, and old projects. What's the best way to get it all on newer mbp ( live licences etc ). I'm not bothered with what else is on the old one, as it's pretty just for music production ( although if it's easier to transfer everything that's ok). Thanks

[Tarekith]

Back up you old MBP to TIme Machine, then Restore that Time Machine back up on the new MBP. If you find you can't authorize the new laptop, just Ableton an email at support@ableton.com and tell them you bought a new laptop, and they'll reset your authorizations for you.

[mickmike]

Ok thanks

[Stromkraft]

Back up you old MBP to TIme Machine, then Restore that Time Machine back up on the new MBP. If you find you can't authorize the new laptop, just Ableton an email at support@ableton.com and tell them you bought a new laptop, and they'll reset your authorizations for you.

yes, do that and remember to decouple any plug-ins or other software tied to your old machine's signature. It's no fun having a ghost machine in either system (iLok, elicenser, Waves and so on).

[fishmonkey]

yep, deauthorizing saves a lot of hassle.

with Plugin Alliance you can deauthorize computers from your web account, but with most companies this is not possible.

this is one situation where having a physical iLok can save a lot of drama, especially if you have a machine die or get stolen.