How to Upload Fl Studio to Another Computer

How to transfer Fl studio projects and plugins to new lenovo PC?

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And so I recently got a lenovo 5 legion v PC. It only has 425 GB but I'g planning on getting a 1TB SSD for information technology. I want to utilize this PC more often than not for music and light gaming only mostly creating music. On my old Dell pc i had 345 plugins....go alee, gauge. Virtually of these I never used, so i boiled information technology downwards to 58 plugins I'yard transferring over.
Notwithstanding, I don't know how to go virtually this. Lenovo has a migration banana service to transfer all the files over to my new pc, merely i couldn't find program files x86 or plan files, which is where the fl studio files are. Also, I'm not sure if i should wait until i get the 1TB for the lenovo before this file transfer. I was never organized with the sometime pc... all the files are scattered in downloads, vsts some in program files, others in x86... .dll files in other spots likewise but all my plugins work. Would it be improve to just redownload the 58 plugins on the new pc instead of transferring them over?

If so, is there a way to find my old project files and place them on the new pc? I figured out the soundpacks and samples and have those ready on the new pc. And finally, is at that place an app to organize messy files, and once i have everything transferred from fl studio to the new pc (with fl studio already set up there), will i have to move all the plugins and project files to the external SSD im planning to purchase?

Distressing this is a ton of info dump, only I've never got a new PC and don't know how to go near this without information technology getting disorganized like the onetime one, I want this one to exist organized and plugins to run smoothly (especially ominsphere to make @thepirate proud :P)
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I would recommend:
1) 250G or 500G for OS drive
I put my DLLs into Os bulldoze folders named: 32vst, 32vst-agree, 64vst , 64vst-hold, 64vst- For MM.
The "agree" folders are where i put DLLs earlier deleting, or for any problematic ones, or for alternating skins embedded in the DLL, etc.
The "64vst-for MM" is where I put symlinks for use in sound editors and video editors if I practice non desire the programme scanning the whole vst folder. You could put copies of the DLLs but it is worth it to larn to use symlinks.
Just a spoiler well-nigh symlinks-->
Symlinks are shortcuts that make the OS think the shortcut is the real folder.
Most VSTs let you put the libraries where you lot want these days, but I let installers put them in default locations and then symlink.
I practise the aforementioned with many preset folders, because I have many customized with third party add-ons, and do not want to take to rebuild them if I need to reinstall or restore the OS.
And then, about all my libraries and presets are on other drives. (Many presets are in vendor folders within the user "Documents" binder.
A few are originally placed with the DLLs by the installer, and then I find them and move them, too.
I do continue the VST DLL folders on the OS drive, because that should friction match with the registry, and what is in the "Program Data" folder and in "Plan Files\Common Files\VST3" .
Presets and Libraries, on the other hand, are more independent of the VST itself and the Bone.
Then I move those and employ symlinks

But in that location is lots of program stuff i don't care about and don't want contained copies. That stuff just belongs with the installed program/setup. In that location are likewise enough of VSTs that i do not take 3rd party stuff for, and if I practice save personal presets, I simply make a folder for them on my personal "Studio" bulldoze and symlink from there.
But for those that I have 3rd party presets, I always motion them to another drive and symlink them.
When I do an update or need to reinstall,etc, i just rename my whole "Daw Lib 1" folder to "Daw Lib 1.x" and then any presets etc will become placed in the default existent location in "Documents" or whatever, and I have saved my preset setup from getting messed up.
After install I check the newly installed presets, and if information technology is just the normal manufactory, i delete information technology. If annihilation is added of course i will grab that

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Sorry, I had cut and pasted wrong in my reply.
The symlinking deal is something to non worry about right off...part of the dazzler is that information technology tin can exist washed later.
My original respond was mostly about drives and setup and the symlink stuff i intended to exist in what we call a "spoiler"
So...
1) When you say it has a 425G drive ... is that an SSD or HDD?
2) On your old PC, you should be able to find all the folders just using windows explorer of browsing within diverse programs.
Peradventure it was the fact that you were looking from within the Migration Banana program that you could not see them.

3) I would personally not try to use the migration banana if your system was disorganized...
I would install things fresh and make backups along the mode.

That way if yous mess things upwardly, you can starting time from betoken "D" instead of having to start from point "A" all over.
The first backups especially should be fast and non take upward as well much room.
Perchance it is possible to utilize a drive from the quondam PC as a backup bulldoze?
(Maybe via external dock or adapter?)
(I have used EASEUS TODO backup gratuitous many times and utilise the paid version for about xx years.
It is i of the easiest to understand to me.)

4) It seems like the most important matter is going to be your FL Studio project files.
The default location may exist C:\Users\[user name]\Documents\Epitome-Line\FL Studio\Projects,
but it may depend on the version.
What version of FL Studio are yous using?

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It'due south an SSD that'southward 425 GB and quickly shrinking thank you to installing some of my soundpacks, samples, etc on the new PC. It's why I was thinking information technology may exist smart to buy an external 1tb SSD on pinnacle of the 425 GB... I retrieve similar you said, I'll only use the migration assistant for the old project files and transport them to the new PC and reinstall 58 plugins tonight (along with backing up my old pc with EASUS). I still use the old PC (such as right now fifty-fifty though the new one is lightening speed). I'm using FL studio 20.7. The only hurting with reinstalling stuff is omnisphere or say nexus packs (nexus is barely used though). And hoping the projection files volition open on the new pc.
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Some vsts need registry entries and will not piece of work without fresh install but ya projects /sliced beats/packs/presets/ can be dragged over depending on version of FL..when opening projects information technology should say whats missing in that project
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Well, great that information technology is an SSD in the laptop.
You should have enough room (at least at kickoff) to brand backups to a folder on the new external SSD.
(I similar to name fill-in folders like: "z-Backup" so they are at the bottom of the folder list on a drive.
That keeps them out of the mode when browsing.
The project files volition open and tell you what plugins are missing from the project if you happen to forget some.
As @Direct drive mentioned, some vsts will work with just the DLL in a place that is scanned.
Merely more ofttimes they will place presets and other information in folders on the OS drive, so it is best to just install them.

FL Studio project files will also await for the audio in the same identify information technology was.
(I always make an "Audio" subfolder in each project binder, then the FL Project can discover information technology.)
If you save audio in other places y'all'll demand to figure that out.

With well-nigh plugins these days you tin can move the libraries and the plugin volition ask for the location, and for those that don't y'all can utilise symlinks. You tin also movement all the large stuff off the internal bulldoze to make backups small...
There are 3 ways of doing backups with Todo.
i)'Arrangement backup': Backs upwards the OS, just (with the costless version at least) i don't call up you can 'uncheck' folders on the drive...
two)'Bulldoze backup': I practice it this manner just with the free version y'all can non custom exclude folders, either.
iii) 'Division fill-in': I practise not utilize this fashion oftentimes these days, considering you have to make certain to select the Os sectionalisation and the 'kick' partition.
When I first used Todo, I had 500G HDD partitioned in half (OS on ane half and my personal stuff on the other one-half) and did information technology this mode.
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Default location for VST2 can be set in registry at :
Estimator\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VST\
The string is named: VSTPluginsPath
Modify that value to whatsoever location you want.
If there is no Key named "VST" in "Software", right-click and select "New > Key.
Name information technology VST, so right click and cull "New > Cord Value"
Name the new string value "VSTPluginsPath" and fix the value to whatever location you want.

You lot still need to create vendor folders on installs.
Some installers may do this exercise this for you, but many don't...
It is no big deal if they exercise ... information technology will just create one redundant subfolder level.

I like "C:\64vst" because it makes it fast to have information technology at the top of the folder listing when installing stuff.
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cosign on symlinks.
finding flp files is easy , only search .flp.

i like to utilize a free app chosen 'everthing' makes life and so much easier
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googledrive just ready a privite link and ship them to there takes a while simply at least in that location in that location equally a full backup. just save them equally projection bones in a zip and upload them to google bulldoze you tin can even makeit in fruity to save them via a weblink so it saves space on your system.
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Yeah - it is always good to take an "offsite" backup of things you spend time working on.
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Likewise cantn you only put your quondam hard drive in your new system there volition be extra mobo portsfor it. Merely look for the sata connections useally at the bottom left of the mobo disconnect information technology from the pc unscrew it out if its scrwed in and put information technology in the new pc, takes seconds.
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I know it says "lenovo v legion five PC", but i'm pretty sure the lenovo five legion 5 is a laptop.
(Then a drive from his PC ...probably 3.5" won't work internally.)