Problem with opening and playing an ALS file from my friend on another computer

AntneeAbleton · Post by **AntneeAbleton** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 4:01 pm

Problem with an ALS file received from my associate. I sent him the WAV files and he constructed a project. When he returned everything back to me, nothing plays on my end. We both Have Ableton 12 suite. I use Ableton for desktop, and he uses MAC.
I have screenshots of everything, but I'm not sure how to attach them to this pst

dagwaremedia · Post by **dagwaremedia** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 4:29 pm

I'm on the other end of this I can see his files but he can't see the samples in my files
I'm on a Mac he;s on a pc

plz advize R

https://www.dropbox.com/t/9WpHCmT1FoxN0PJs

[jur] · Post by **[jur]** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 5:35 pm

Make sure to "collect and save" (and check all options) before sharing it, this will make sure to include everything in the project.
As long as you're not using 3rd party plugins and you're using the same Live edition, then it should be flawless.

dagwaremedia · Post by **dagwaremedia** » Sun Jun 14, 2026 1:17 pm

Ive been in Abelton since version 9 all the boxes in collect all and save are checked. No 3rd party plug ins

Did anyone see the screenshots in the last post?

[jur] · Post by **[jur]** » Sun Jun 14, 2026 3:03 pm

dagwaremedia wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 14, 2026 1:17 pm
Did anyone see the screenshots in the last post?

Please use an image hosting service; no one wants to download a Project file from someone on a forum.

cids · Post by **cids** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:22 pm

Project opened, but you have to manually search for the samples...

https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/artic ... edia-files

After this the missing samples were found and the project played...

dagwaremedia · Post by **dagwaremedia** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:28 pm

Happy to say that this situation has been resolved. Thanks for everybody who participated in this post.

cids · Post by **cids** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:41 pm

dagwaremedia wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:28 pm
Happy to say that this situation has been resolved. Thanks for everybody who participated in this post.

Good to hear!

[jur] · Post by **[jur]** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 4:22 pm

dagwaremedia wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 18, 2026 2:28 pm
Happy to say that this situation has been resolved. Thanks for everybody who participated in this post.

How? What was the problem?

Rivanni · Post by **Rivanni** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 9:08 pm

The folder "Ableton Project Info" was missing from the project folder.
Although this folder is empty, it is required for Live to locate all the files it needs.
Add the folder, and the project opens without issues.

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