Ableton Cloud Upload Times

The average time for a Set to upload to Ableton Live from Cloud depends on the size of the .abl file and your internet speed. Uploading may take from a few seconds to several minutes. 

If you have a stable internet connection and Note Cloud sync times are longer than expected, follow this guide: Note Sets in Ableton Cloud not Appearing in Live.

Note: Make sure your Set is fully uploaded to Cloud before attempting to open it on another device. Otherwise, the following error message will appear: 

Note Set File Size

The size of an Ableton Note Set reported under Files > Ableton Note > Projects on iOS is not the total file size, as this value does not include Core Library files.

To determine the actual size of a Note Set, follow these steps: 

1. Load the Note Set from Ableton Note App to Live.
2. Open the Project from Live’s browser in Cloud.
3. Collect All and Save the Project.
4. Right Click on the Project folder.
5. Select Get Info.
6. The following pop-up window will show the correct Project size:

Note: Remember to Collect All and Save after opening a Note Set in Live, to ensure that copies of all samples are stored in the current Live Project. Otherwise, you may experience missing media files after un-syncronizing the Note Set. 

Move Set File Size

To see the size of a Move Set, open Move Manager and go to the Sets tab. 

Note: For large sets (>50Mb), Move may not reliably upload Sets to Cloud. As a workaround, you can crop or replace audio samples with smaller versions to reduce the overall Set size.