Topic: Upgrading local SSD

Good morning, my laptop needs a larger SSD. So I will exchange the 512 GB with an 1TB. I intend to move the complete contents.
I wonder if there is anything I should consider regarding the installed instance of Pianoteq.

Thanks all for any hints and advice

Re: Upgrading local SSD

You don't have to do anything, maybe just update authorization via Quick Activation procedure.

Last edited by EvilDragon (08-11-2019 12:33)
Hard work and guts!

Re: Upgrading local SSD

Standing warning from an IT pro : Make A Backup First.

This is no reflection on Pianoteq (which is very reliable software in my experience), but as a someone who made a living from computers and has changed more drives than I care to remember, the temptation is always to skip the tedious step of making a backup of important files before making the upgrade.

Don't skip this.  When these things go wrong (which happens even the best of us), they go wrong big time and you will need your backups.

StephenG

Re: Upgrading local SSD

Some time ago I sucessfully replaced HDD to SSD on my Mac with already installed Pianoteq.
TimeMachine used for recovery OS and all data to the SSD. Pianoteq work well after it without any movements from my side.

Re: Upgrading local SSD

sjgcit wrote:

Standing warning from an IT pro : Make A Backup First.

This is no reflection on Pianoteq (which is very reliable software in my experience), but as a someone who made a living from computers and has changed more drives than I care to remember, the temptation is always to skip the tedious step of making a backup of important files before making the upgrade.

Don't skip this.  When these things go wrong (which happens even the best of us), they go wrong big time and you will need your backups.

Now retired from IT/telecomms work, but, yes, it's amazing the number of times people don't back up. First question of a user: have you backed up? Frequent response, a suddenly ashen face followed by can you come back in a bit. I shall always remember the occasion someone who came in to do confidential work and brought a floppy disk (yes, that long ago) to work from. It took quite some time to convince him to back up to a second floppy every time. Eventually he thanked me profusely when one floppy failed.