[X Newbies] Garage Band

[Paul Baily]

On 29/04/2004, at 11:13 am, J wrote:

> Paul, I tried this and it did not work. It seems to be looking for the 
> app not a saved thing. I tried saving a project before.
> Also, those files for the loops are in the general HD Library not 
> users.

Yes, that's the correct place (that's why I put "/Library" and not 
"~/Library" - ~ denotes the user's home directory; sorry, I should have 
been more clear on that.)

> The exact message I get is: 'Cannot find 
> Users/username/Music/GarageBand"
> Please make sure directory exists. (IT DOES!)

Strange. At the risk of asking the obvious we are looking at what the 
Mac thinks is the home folder rather than what the user says it is? ie. 
when you're logged in as that user and do a cmd-shift-H, that's the 
folder it's using as home. Could be that the user has (somehow) renamed 
their original home folder, and has forgotten to tell you that? The 
newly named folder might look like the right one, but if that's what 
has happened, the Mac will have created a new home folder using the 
account short name. Just speculating here, you understand. Either way, 
cmd-shift-H in finder (or cd ~ in terminal) should verify which is the 
actual home folder and therefore where GarageBand is looking.

After that, it's difficult to say what's going on from this picture so 
I'd agree with Scott, it may be quicker to just dig out the GarageBand 
DVD/CDs and try a reinstall.

cheers,

Paul.