Resetting Live's Library
Learn how to reset Ableton Live’s Library to restore User Library and Factory Packs to default locations, remove custom folders under Places in Live's Browser, and revert Collections labels on macOS and Windows.
Saving custom folders into Live's Browser can be a useful way to quickly access files that exist in various locations on your computer. However, referencing large folders or entire drives in Places can put a heavy load on Live's file indexer. Resetting Live's Library is a fast way to remove all of these folders at once to reduce demand on Live's file indexer.
Resetting Live's Library does the following:
Folders added under Places in Live's Browser are removed.
The folders themselves and their content are not deleted from your hard drive.
Collections labels are renamed to their default values.
The tagged items themselves are not deleted. Once a Collection color is re-enabled, any previously tagged items will reappear.
The User Library folder is re-directed to its default location.
- macOS: Macintosh HD/Users/[Username]/Music/Ableton/User Library
- Windows: C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\Ableton\User Library
The Factory Packs folder is re-directed to its default location.
- macOS: Macintosh HD/Users/[Username]/Music/Ableton/Factory Packs
- Windows: C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\Ableton\Factory Packs
Resetting Live's Library does NOT affect:
- Live's Core Library which stores stock content included with your Live edition.
- Live's Database. In certain cases, you may also want to reset the Live Database.
How to reset Live's Library
To reset Live's Library, you'll need to access folders that are usually hidden on your computer. Learn how to access hidden folders.
Note: When following the steps below, rather than deleting the Library.cfg file, you can instead move it to another location, such as your Desktop. If the Library reset doesn't help, you can move Library.cfg back to the original location afterwards to restore your previous Places folders and Library settings.
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