Default Packages folder in Live.app

[Korhan]

Hello there,

I've just realized that when I display the package contents of the Live.app in Applications, it contains a folder called Default Packages that is more than 1GB big and consists entirely of .alp files, including LatinPercussion_v8.1 (size: 436MB), Live8Library_v8.2 (size: 259MB), etc. Maybe this is a stupid question, but aren't the contents of these .alp files already installed in the Live Library, which resides in a separate folder? Would it be safe to delete them (or move them to another harddisk)? It even contains EIC2 files (they are quite small in size) even though I don't have EIC2.

Best,

Korhan

[enTRAP AG]

As far as I know, DefaultPackages are only used at first launch or probably if you run the library verification,, if errors need to be repaired. I would never say DELETE is OK, but it's probably safe to move to another disk and if you need them, you can just pop them back over.

[Korhan]

Thanks for the reply! Ideally I'd like to delete them forever and your solution is a good test for that. If Live stops working, then I'll move them back in.

Best,

Korhan

[esaruoho]

Thanks for the reply! Ideally I'd like to delete them forever and your solution is a good test for that. If Live stops working, then I'll move them back in.

Well, what was the result?
I just wiped my DefaultPackages folder because it was 1.8gb of size and that's just a no go for me! Latin Percussion.... yeah...