Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

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kevingham
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Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by kevingham » Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:00 pm

Hi, I can't be the only person seeing this?

When I set up a custom 'Collection' of plugins, and then view the Filters and look at categories for 'Creators', I can see categories for plugin manufacturers whose plugins I have long since uninstalled from my computer where once I had tagged for them to appear in the particular Collection.

How do I purge these redundant Creator filter categories, the empty ones from Creators I no longer have any plugins installed for are filling up the filter category.

thanks

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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by [jur] » Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:39 am

Are you sure you're not having other formats (AU/VST2/VST3) of those plugins still installed?
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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by gross9978 » Mon Aug 04, 2025 12:07 pm

I have them showing up in the edit tab under creators after removing the plugins. They don’t show up in the browser creators section for me. The plugins themselves are definitely removed, I assumed there could be some mystery file associated with the plugin lingering somewhere I can’t find that causes it?

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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by [jur] » Mon Aug 04, 2025 3:50 pm

You know what, I think I now remember hearing about this already so it might actually be a known bug.
Would be nice if you could report to Support anyway, thx!
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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by kevingham » Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:14 pm

[jur] wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:39 am
Are you sure you're not having other formats (AU/VST2/VST3) of those plugins still installed?
Yeah, 100% just VST3 on my machine, I'm very meticulous on how things are installed.

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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by kevingham » Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:15 pm

[jur] wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 3:50 pm
You know what, I think I now remember hearing about this already so it might actually be a known bug.
Would be nice if you could report to Support anyway, thx!
Great, I'm surprised I'm the only one to mention it here, it's something really noticeable for me at least. Will contact support. thanks.

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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by [jur] » Mon Aug 04, 2025 10:35 pm

kevingham wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:15 pm
Will contact support. thanks.
Yep, a report will be highly appreciated, thx!
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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by gross9978 » Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:19 pm

I’ll make a report as well

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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by [jur] » Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:53 pm

gross9978 wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 11:19 pm
I’ll make a report as well
thx mate!
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Re: Removing orphaned 'Creator' filter categories

Post by siliconarc » Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:37 am

kevingham wrote:
Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:00 pm
How do I purge these redundant Creator filter categories, the empty ones from Creators I no longer have any plugins installed for are filling up the filter category.
Have you deleted your custom tags from Tag Editor > Creator?

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