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Transferring MixEmergency to a new computer

To transfer MixEmergency to a new computer there are a few steps that are required depending on how much you wish to transfer. At the very least you will want to deauthorise your old computer before authorising your new one.

Deauthorise your old computer

On your old computer:

1. Make sure that you’re connected to the internet.
2. Launch MixEmergency.
3. In the menubar, select MixEmergency, then “Authorise…”.
4. On the Authorisation window the opens, push the “Deauthorise” button.

This will free up an authorisation for your new computer.

Authorise your new computer

When you open MixEmergency on your new computer you will be given the option to demo or authorise MixEmergency. Select the authorisation option and copy and paste your MixEmergency authorisation code exactly as you received it.

Note that if you've transferred the contents of your old computer to your new computer (for example, using a Time Machine backup, or during the setup process) then you do not need to complete the following steps.

Transfer your MixEmergency folder

You may want to also copy across things such as any presets that you’ve created and MIDI mappings. To do this, copy the main MixEmergency folder from your old computer to your new one. You can find your MixEmergency folder within your Movies folder and it should be copied into the Movies folder of your new computer.

Please note that MixEmergency must not be running when you do this.

Transfer your preferences

This is a little more complicated, but if you wish to copy across all of your settings you will need to do the following.

On your old computer, export your preferences:

1. Open the Terminal application.
2. Enter the following command and push enter/return:
   defaults export com.inklen.MixEmergency ~/Desktop/MixEmergencyPreferences.plist
3. Copy the file named “MixEmergencyPreferences.plist”, that is now on your old computer’s Desktop, to your new computer’s Desktop.

On your new computer, import your preferences:

1. Open the Terminal application.
2. Enter the following command and push enter/return:
   defaults import com.inklen.MixEmergency ~/Desktop/MixEmergencyPreferences.plist
3. After importing this file from your Desktop it can safely be deleted.

Please note that MixEmergency must not be running when you do this.

This tip was created with MixEmergency 3.5.3 and Mac OS X 11.2.3. Subsequent versions may differ.