Jul 22, 2011 Fortunately, this is easy to reverse and if you wish you can switch the behavior and instead show Library all the time with a quick terminal command. This tutorial will detail four different ways to access the User Library folder in Mac OS X from Mt Lion and beyond.
ProgramData is normally a hidden file. To 'Show Hidden Files' go to Start Menu/Control Pane/Appearance And Personalization/Folder Options/View tab. Select the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option and hit 'Apply'
- With the release of Mac OS X Lion way back in 2011, Apple removed easy access to the user’s Library folder. Although arguably well-intentioned, this change was frustrating for longtime Mac power.
- Jun 10, 2015 On your Mac there is a Library folder present inside your Home Folder. For those who are a bit familiar with code, this Library folder is written as /Library, which stands for a folder named as Library in the root level of your account’s home folder.This folder actually contains all your personal settings, some application files and also some of your data.
On Windows XP, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:
C:Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSpectrasonics
Documents And Settings is normally a hidden file. To 'Show Hidden Files' go to Start Menu/Control Options/Folder Options//View tab. Select the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option and hit 'Apply'
The data files for Omnisphere are stored in your STEAM folder. When you update your patches or soundsources, you are updating files in your STEAM folder, which was created when you originally installed Omnisphere. Your STEAM folder is located inside your Spectrasonics folder. See the instructions below to find your Spectrasonics folder. Inside your Spectrasonics folder you'll find STEAM, which may be the STEAM folder, or it may be an alias (Mac) or Shortcut (Window) to the STEAM folder.
On Mac, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:
Macintosh HD/Users/<Your Username>/Library/Application Support/Spectrasonics
From Mac OS X 10.7 and higher, Apple have made the User - Library folder a hidden folder by default. This is to stop general Mac users fiddling with settings, however, music makers will require using this folder from time to time.
Please see the handy article below on how to unhide your User Library folder in Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:
C:ProgramDataSpectrasonics
ProgramData is normally a hidden file. To 'Show Hidden Files' go to Start Menu/Control Pane/Appearance And Personalization/Folder Options/View tab. Select the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option and hit 'Apply'
On Windows XP, the Spectrasonics folder is located here:
C:Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSpectrasonics
![Library Library](https://cdn2.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3520878/library_shortcut.png)
Documents And Settings is normally a hidden file. To 'Show Hidden Files' go to Start Menu/Control Options/Folder Options//View tab. Select the 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' option and hit 'Apply'
Storing sound files on a secondary drive
![How to find my library folder on mac How to find my library folder on mac](https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/go-to-library.png)
If you are wanting to store your Omnisphere audio files on a second hard drive, you can put the Spectrasonics/STEAM folder onto your second drive. You will then need to create an alias or 'short cut' to this location on your main Mac or Windows drive. You can create an alias (Mac) or a short cut (Windows) by right-clicking (ctrl+click for Mac users) the STEAM folder and selecting it from the menu.
Once you have done this, you will then need to either locate or create the following folder on your main drive:
On Mac, the Spectrasonics folder needs to be created here:
Macintosh HD/Users/<Your Username>/Library/Application Support/Spectrasonics
Where Is My Mac Library Folder
On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the Spectrasonics folder needs to be located here:
Show Library Folder Mac
C:ProgramDataSpectrasonics
On Windows XP, the Spectrasonics folder needs to be created here:
C:Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSpectrasonics
C:Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSpectrasonics
You will then need to move the STEAM alias folder (or the STEAM short cut folder) into the Spectrasonics folder on your main drive.
Note: On Mac, once you have placed the 'STEAM alias' folder on your main drive, you will need to rename it removing the word alias from the file, otherwise it will not work. You should now have a 'STEAM' folder on your main drive that is pointing to its actual location on your second drive.
Now when you close and re-launch your host application, Omnisphere should be pulling the audio files from off of the second hard drive.
Now when you close and re-launch your host application, Omnisphere should be pulling the audio files from off of the second hard drive.